Costa Azul Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking over the next couple of weeks.

We’ve got a pretty solid run of surf coming up, but you’ve gotta pick your windows. The first few days have some size, but the wind is a bit tricky. The real standout looks like Tuesday the 28th morning, if you’ve got the skills for it.

The Pattern

We start off with some solid, long-period groundswell rolling in. Sunday the 26th is a bit of a tease – there’s a clean 5ft to 5ft SW to SSW swell, but the wind is cross-shore, messing with the surface. The water is a toasty 87°F, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year. Monday the 27th is a bit of a mixed bag; the morning has a cross-onshore wind on a 5ft SSW swell, but the afternoon cleans right up with a cross-offshore breeze and a punchier 7ft S swell. The energy is ramping up.

The Big One

Now, Tuesday the 28th morning is the real deal, but it’s not for everyone. You’ve got a 10ft SSW swell, period 16 seconds. That’s a lot of power. The wind is a light cross-onshore, but the real issue is the size. The combined energy is a massive 4266 – that’s very strong. This is for experienced surfers only. The break will be handling that full exposure and the optimum swell direction is SSE, so the SSW is a bit off, but with that much energy, it’s going to be a beast. The afternoon drops to 7ft with a clean cross-offshore, still big and powerful.

Mid-Week Cleanup

Wednesday the 29th keeps the quality. The morning has a 6ft SSW swell, 16 second period, with a light cross-offshore wind. The energy is still high at 2285. The afternoon gets a bit of a fresh breeze, but it’s still cross-off and clean. Thursday the 30th afternoon is a good one too – 5ft WSW swell with a moderate offshore wind. That’s going to be clean and lined up.

The Drop Off

After Friday the 31st, the swell really drops. The weekend of the 1st and 2nd of August is tiny, with 2ft slop. There’s a real gap here. From the 3rd of August through to the 10th, we’re looking at mostly small, weak, and often messy conditions. The energy drops into the low hundreds. There’s a brief uptick on the 7th and 8th with a few 3ft+ pulses, but the wind is onshore or cross-onshore, so it’s not worth planning around. The 5th of August has a poor 8-second period windswell, so forget it.

The Verdict

If you’re an experienced surfer, Tuesday the 28th morning at Costa Azul is the one to aim for, despite the size. The 10ft groundswell with that energy is a proper session. For everyone else, the best bet is Wednesday the 29th morning or Thursday the 30th afternoon for some clean, manageable sets. After that, it’s a long wait for the next pulse.

Rusty.

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