Huascar Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what’s on the cards for Huascar, the point break that’s been getting our attention. The water temp is sitting at a very unusual 65°F, which is about 5°F warmer than normal for this time of year, so you can leave the thickest wetsuit at home for sure.

We’re looking at a long stretch with no real standouts for the first week or so. The surf is here but it’s just not cooperating. From Wednesday, the 29th of July, right through until around the 8th of August, conditions are a real mixed bag. The swell is up and down between about 3ft and 5ft, but the wind is mostly a cross or cross-on, which is keeping the surface messy. A lot of these days are rated as poor or marginal, with the energy hovering in the moderate range (somewhere between 188 and 595). The one tiny glimmer in that first week comes on Tuesday the 4th of August, in the afternoon. The wind goes glassy, the cross-shore chop vanishes, and we get a 5ft SW swell with a decent 10-second period. The wave energy is still moderate at 499, but those glassy conditions are a major positive for a clean face. It’s not a big swell, but it’ll be the best looking wave of that first eight-day stretch.

Now, the real news comes for the second week. The 9th of August is the first time we see a “very good” surf condition tag. On the morning of Sunday the 9th, it’s glassy again with a 4ft SW swell, a nice long 11-second period, and the energy is a solid 564. That’s clean, user-friendly Huascar.

But the highlight – and I mean the real standout of the entire 16-day window – looks like it will be Thursday, the 13th of August. The afternoon session is the one to circle. We’re looking at a 7ft SW swell with a very long 15-second period. That’s proper groundswell. The combined energy jumps up to a very strong 2020, so there will be plenty of push. The wind is light and cross, so it should be clean. This is big enough for a point break to really start reeling off some long lines. It is getting up there in size, so that’s one for the competent crew; if you’re a beginner, that’s too much juice. The swell direction (WSW) does mean it’s coming in a little more from the west than the optimum NW, but with that much energy and period, Huascar will handle it.

So to sum it up: don’t bother paddling out until Tuesday the 4th of August for a brief glassy window, but the real gold is on the 9th of August and especially the afternoon of Thursday the 13th of August. That’s the one to get excited about.

Stay stoked.
Rusty.

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