Chabela (Playas de villamil) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s coming for Chabela.

Right off the bat, this is a rough patch. Most of the next 16 days are a write-off, but there’s one morning that makes it worth hanging in there. You just gotta be ready.

The water temp is sitting at 80°, which is way warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s a big anomaly.

The only real standout is Saturday morning, September 5th. That morning, Chabela (Playas de villamil) shapes up real nice. The wind goes light cross-offshore from the NNW at 6 mph, leaving the surf glassy and clean. You’ve got a 4 ft swell from the WSW with a 15-second period – that’s long-period groundswell, so the waves have proper shape and energy, with longer lulls between sets. The combined energy is moderate at 563. Crowds are sometimes around here, but for that kind of clean morning, it’s worth it.

Before that, Friday the 4th is a bust. The morning is marginal with a light cross-onshore, and the afternoon gets choppy and poor. After that Saturday morning, it’s all downhill. From Sunday the 6th right through to the end, it’s poor surf with onshore winds and tiny swell. Swell drops to 1 ft to 2 ft, with combined energy mostly between 162 and 369 – very weak. A couple mornings like Wednesday the 9th and Thursday the 10th look marginal, but the wind is still cross-onshore and the quality just isn’t there. There’s a gap of about 14 days with no real recommendations after that Saturday morning.

The afternoons are all blown out. If you’re a beginner, the 4 ft on Saturday is fine, but the rest is too small and messy. Kitesurfers might like the choppy afternoons with moderate breeze.

Bottom line: Saturday morning, September 5th is the only shot. Don’t sleep on it.

Rusty.

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