Huascar Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Huascar over the next couple of weeks.

It’s a pretty quiet spell for Huascar, to be honest. We’ve got a long stretch of marginal to poor conditions ahead, with only a few brief windows where it might be worth paddling out. The first few days are a write-off, but there are a couple of Sunday sessions that look like the best of a tricky bunch.

Starting off, Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th are nothing to get excited about. Small, weak swell around 3ft from the SW with cross-shore or cross-onshore winds making for chop. Not worth a paddle.

The first real glimmer comes on Sunday the 16th of August. The morning is looking glassy with a clean 3ft swell from the WSW, and the combined energy is moderate at 431. The wind is WNW at 5 km/h, and it’s glassy. This is the standout window for the whole outlook. The afternoon cleans up even more with a glassy 3ft SW groundswell with a period of 15 seconds – that’s a long period, so it’ll be a proper groundswell, offering better shape and more energy at this point break. The water temperature is 18°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, a solid 3° above average. That’s a nice bonus. This is the one to aim for, but keep in mind the crowds can be a factor at Huascar – it gets busy.

After Sunday, the quality drops off a cliff. From Monday the 17th through to the end of the month, we’re looking at mostly poor surf with cross-onshore winds, lumpy conditions, and only small, weak swells. The energy is low, often under 100, and the swell heights rarely push over 3ft. The winds are mostly onshore or cross-shore, and the wave comments are all “poor” or “marginal.” There’s a brief moment on Saturday the 22nd of August in the afternoon with a glassy 2ft, 11-second period swell, but the energy is only 84 – weak. It’s surfable, but not great.

After that, it’s a long, dry spell. From the 24th of August onward, the swell drops to near nothing, with heights of 0.3ft to 2ft and a mix of poor wind directions. The last week of the month is basically a flat spell. There’s a tiny pulse on the 26th with a 3ft, short-period (8 seconds) swell from the WSW, but the combined energy is only 136, and it’s cross-onshore. Not a goer.

So, the verdict: Sunday the 16th of August is your best bet. It’s the only window with glassy conditions and a clean, long-period groundswell. The rest of the 16 days? A lot of waiting, a lot of flat spells. If you’re a beginner, this swell is under 5ft, so it’s fine, but the conditions are mostly poor anyway. For the experts, there’s nothing big enough to get excited about. It’s a tough run for Huascar.

Rusty.

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