Campeche Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here, checking in on the local scene for the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough outlook, but there's one bright spot that might make it all worth it.

The forecast kicks off with a promising couple of days, so we’ll lead with that. Tuesday the 25th, Campeche (sandbar) is looking like the place to be. We’ve got a clean 4ft swell pushing in from the SSE with a 13-second period, and it’s dead glassy in the morning. The water temp is 66°, which is spot on for this time of year, so no surprises there. The combined energy is moderate at (504), but the conditions are the real story – glassy and clean. Only catch is crowds are often here, so you’ll want to be an early bird.

Wednesday the 26th brings a step up in size. The swell jumps to 5ft from the SE with a long 15-second period, and the combined energy is strong at (1140). It’s a proper groundswell, which means better shape and more power, but that long period can make beach breaks a bit straight. Being a sandbar, it might still handle it. The wind is a light cross-off, keeping things clean. This is the standout period, no question. The afternoon sees similar 6ft swell (1212 energy) but with a stronger wind, so the mornings are your window.

Thursday the 27th still has some life, with 4ft SE swell holding a 14-second period and cross-off winds. The energy drops to (630), but it’s still surfable. By the afternoon the wind picks up and it starts to go south.

Now for the bad news. From Friday the 28th, we hit a major lull. The swell collapses to nothing, and that flat spell stretches all the way through to early September. We’re talking a long dry run from the 28th of August until the morning of Saturday the 5th of September – over a week with basically no surf worth mentioning. The energy readings drop to single digits and low two-digit numbers. The wind does a lot of switching, but there’s no wave energy to work with.

There is a tiny blip on the radar for Saturday the 5th of September morning. We get a weak 4ft NE short-period swell (6 seconds) with only (130) energy and glassy conditions. It’s surfable but very ordinary. Still, after a week of flatness, any wave is a welcome sight. The rest of that day and following days stay small and weak.

So to sum it up: your best bet by a long shot is Tuesday morning and Wednesday morning this week. That’s your window for clean, fun waves. After that, the ocean goes to sleep. It’s a rough run for the area, but forecasts can shift, so keep an eye on it. For now, get out there while you can.

Rusty.

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