Cintsa West Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Cintsa West has in store for us over the next couple of weeks.

The honest truth is, we're looking at a pretty grim start with no real surf to get stoked on. The first recommendation doesn't pop up until Thursday morning the 17th, and even that's a marginal call. There's a big gap of nothing good from now until then. The water is sitting at 63°F which is a whopping 5°F colder than normal for this time of year, so you're going to want a thick wetsuit if you're even thinking about getting in.

The only break on offer is Cintsa West, an intermediate point break that's inconsistent and can get crowded sometimes. It's exposed to the swell, and it needs that ESE to SE direction to work properly.

Let's walk through the dates. On Wednesday the 16th, there's no surf. The wind is howling from the SW at 16 mph, making it a nasty cross-shore mess. Forget about it.

Thursday the 17th is when things might just start to become rideable. Morning sees a weak 3 ft easterly swell with moderate onshore wind at 6 mph. The combined energy is weak (436), so it's not going to be great. The afternoon is a touch better with the wind turning onshore but still light, and the swell bumps up to 5 ft with moderate energy (593). It's marginal, not a standout.

Friday the 18th is a write-off. The swell jumps up to 7 ft, but it's a short-period 9-second windswell with a strong 1451 energy reading. The cross-onshore wind is 16 mph, so it will be a choppy, blown-out mess. Not worth it.

Saturday the 19th has the biggest surf of the run so far, with an 8 ft easterly swell (2089 energy) on the morning session. That's pushing into expert-only territory for size. The wind is a gentle 9 mph cross-shore, so it might be clean for a crew of experienced surfers, but honestly, it's still marginal and the period is short on that peak.

Sunday the 20th and Monday the 21st offer a bit more hope. Sunday morning sees a 7 ft easterly swell with light 6 mph winds coming onshore, so it's not clean. But Monday morning is the one bright spot: a 7 ft swell from the ESE with a light cross-offshore wind from the WSW at 9 mph. The report says "clean," which is exactly what we want. The energy is moderate (966). It's the best we've seen, but still a far cry from pumping. The afternoon goes back to poor.

From Tuesday the 22nd all the way through to Wednesday the 30th of September, it's a long stretch of marginal to poor conditions. Swells come and go, mostly under 5 ft, with onshore winds and lumpy seas. Not a single standout session.

The last few days of the forecast, into Thursday the 1st of October, are just poor surf again with a weak 4 ft easterly swell and moderate cross-shore winds. It's a flat ending to a pretty average outlook.

The only window that's even close to worth paddling out for is Monday morning, the 21st of September. That 7 ft, clean, ESE swell with the cross-offshore wind is the pick of the bunch. For an inconsistent point break, if it blesses us with a set, it'll be the best we get.

Rusty out.

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