Campeche Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, and I’m looking at the outlook for Campeche over the next 16 days. Honestly, it’s a pretty flat and frustrating run. There’s no real swell to speak of for most of the period, and the conditions are messy more often than not. We’re in for a long stretch of small, weak waves, and only a few brief windows where it might be worth a paddle.

Let’s start with the first bit of surfable energy. Wednesday morning, September 9th, we’ve got a tiny 2ft SE swell with a 10-second period. The combined swell energy is a weak 132, so it’s not packing any punch. The wind is glassy from the NNW, which is a major positive – it’ll be clean. The water temp is 65°F, which is about 2°F cooler than average for this time of year, so it’s a touch on the cooler side, but nothing extreme. The waves are just surfable, but ordinary. A one-out-of-ten kind of day.

Wednesday afternoon sees a slight bump to 3ft from the SSE, but the period stretches to 12 seconds. The energy picks up to a moderate 202, which is the best we’ll see for a while. Still, the glassy conditions hold, so it could be a fun little session on a longboard if you’re desperate.

Things go downhill after that. Thursday and Friday are small and mostly poor, with increasing wind and rain showers. We get a weird spike on Saturday, September 12th, with a 8ft S swell and a short 8-second period. The energy rockets to 1165, which is strong, but the wind is a fresh cross-onshore at 19 mph, making it choppy and messy. This is expert-only territory, and even then, it’s not going to be pretty. It’s the kind of day that’s more interesting for the kite surfers than paddle surfers.

From Sunday, September 13th through to Tuesday, September 22nd, it’s almost a total blank. The swell drops to under 2ft most days, and when it does show, the wind is often onshore or cross-onshore, ruining it. The energy values are mostly in the double digits, with a few brief spikes into the low 100s, but it’s never backed by good conditions. There’s a glimmer on Tuesday morning, September 15th, with a 2ft SSE swell and glassy conditions, but it’s still just ordinary.

The next real standout is Thursday morning, September 17th. We get a 3ft SSE swell with an 11-second period, and the energy is a moderate 222. The wind is glassy from the NNE, so it’ll be clean. This is probably the best of a bad bunch. It’s still small, but it’s rideable and clean. After that, it’s back to small, weak, and wind-affected through to the end of the forecast.

Monday morning, September 21st, gives us a 2ft S swell with a 10-second period and a light offshore wind from the NNW. The energy is only 99, so it’s weak, but it’s clean. Worth a look if you’re a beginner, but don’t expect much.

In short, there’s no proper swell in this window. The best bet is Thursday morning, September 17th for the cleanest conditions on a small, rideable wave. The rest is a waiting game. It’s one of those periods where you just have to be patient.

Rusty.

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