Huascar Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into the outlook for Huascar. There is some surf coming up, but you’re going to have to sit through a little bit of nothin’ to get there. The best windows are short and specific, so let’s go through day by day.

Right now, conditions are pretty average to poor for the next few days. We do have some small swell on the way later in the week, but it ain’t really gonna fire until next week. The standout window is Monday, 27 July through Tuesday, 28 July, but even that needs careful timing.

For the first few days, there isn’t much to get excited about. Sunday is all cross and small. By Monday morning, there is a clean 3ft swell from the WSW at 13 seconds, but the wind is cross-on, and it is still small. Not terrible, but not great. But then Monday afternoon, things line up. The wind drops glassy out of the SW at only 3 mph, and the swell comes in at 3ft from the SW with a very long period of 16 seconds. That is proper groundswell, and combined wave energy sits at 682 (moderate). The water is 65° and 5° warmer than normal, so it feels like a warm bath compared to what it should be. That 16-second period means the sets will be more powerful than the height suggests, and with glass, it will be clean. It’s a point break, so that long period really works here. Tuesday morning and afternoon get bigger, hitting 5 to 6ft, but the wind goes cross and the period drops to 14 seconds. Combined energy climbs well into the 1000s (1052 and 1150, strong), but with a moderate cross-chop and that size, it is for advanced surfers only.

From Wednesday onwards, things fade and get messy. You have a mix of small surf and cross winds through to the end of the month. Friday 31 July and Saturday 1 August don’t look worthwhile. The next real chance is Thursday 30 July morning and afternoon. Here we get a smaller 4 to 4ft swell from the SW/WSW, but it’s glassy, 12 to 13 second period, and combined energy is a mellow 393–402. It won’t be big, but it will be clean and fun. If you just want an easy paddle with clean lines, that’s your window.

Moving further out, conditions start to improve again around Thursday 6 August. Morning and afternoon both see glassy conditions with no wind. Swell is 4ft from the SW, period 11 seconds in the morning, then drops to 3ft in the afternoon but with a very long 15-second period. Combined energy is moderate at 532 and 598, and the quality is rated as very good. That afternoon in particular looks like a real gem – super clean, no wind, just nice groundswell rolling in. Friday 7 August afternoon also shapes up nicely: 4ft from the SW at 13 seconds, glassy conditions, combined energy 539. A really solid end to the week.

After that, the outlook fades again. From 8 August through to 10 August, the surf stays in the 3 to 4ft range with period dropping back to 12 seconds, and winds shift cross-on or cross. Nothin’ to write home about.

So, the pick of the whole forecast is Monday 27 July afternoon. Glassy, 3ft of very long period groundswell, warm water, and no wind. It doesn’t get much better than that for a mellow, quality session.

Rusty

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