Jaco Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about what’s happening at Jaco Beach. This place is super consistent, so even when it’s small there’s usually something to ride.

We’ve got a good run starting right now, Sunday morning the 6th of September. Water temp is about normal for the time of year. There’s a SW groundswell running at 4ft with a long 14-second period, giving the waves plenty of punch (728). The wind is glassy out of the WNW at just 3 mph, so it’s gonna be clean. This is a standout session – a great way to kick things off.

Sunday afternoon gets a bit tricky with cross-onshore wind and a chance of thunderstorms. Monday morning the 7th is another glassy one with the wind light from the east. Swell drops to 3ft, but that long period from the SW keeps it fun (574). Monday afternoon brings a bigger 6ft swell, but the period drops to 8 seconds, so it’ll be a bit lumpy. Still, the wind goes glassy, so there might be a few for the keen.

Tuesday morning the 8th is small and clean with a 2ft, 18-second groundswell (488). That’s a very long period, so those waves will have plenty of energy and longer lulls between sets – great for a relaxing session. Being a beach break, that long period might make it wall up a bit, but the offshore glassy conditions will help. Wednesday morning the 9th is another clean, glassy morning with 3ft of SW groundswell (573). Thursday morning the 10th looks like the next real standout: 4ft of SW swell at 17 seconds (921) and glassy ENE wind. That’s going to be clean, powerful, and fun.

Friday morning the 11th is similar, with 4ft and 16-second period (709) under glassy easterly wind. The weekend mornings the 12th and 13th are both clean but smaller, with 3ft and 2ft respectively. The afternoons get a bit messy, but the mornings are your best bet. The following week sees the swell dropping off, but there are still plenty of glassy mornings with small, long-period SW swells. Monday morning the 14th is tiny at 1ft but with a 19-second period (300) – more of a longboard session. Wednesday morning the 16th is worth a look: 3ft of SW swell at 16 seconds (548) under calm, glassy conditions – that’s a good one.

From Thursday the 17th onwards, the energy fades further. The combined energy values drop into the 200–400 range, meaning the waves are weak. Friday morning the 18th has a 1ft, 21-second period (350) – that’s a very long period groundswell, but with such tiny height it’ll be more like a ripple. The afternoons from the 18th are mostly poor with cross-onshore wind and thunderstorms. The weekend of the 19th and 20th is flat and choppy, nothing worth paddling out for. Monday morning the 21st sees a bit of a rebound with 3ft of SW groundswell at 18 seconds (518) and glassy conditions – that’s a nice surprise to close out the forecast.

Overall, the best surf is definitely on the mornings. The standouts are Sunday the 6th and Thursday the 10th – both have clean, glassy conditions, solid SW groundswell, and good energy. If you can get out on those mornings, you’ll be stoked.

Rusty.

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