Jameos del Agua Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Yo, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s going on with the waves this stretch. For the next couple of weeks, it’s a pretty grim scene for Jameos del Agua. The wind is relentless, blowing cross-shore and cross-shore, from the north and north-northeast, at 15 to 28 mph almost every day.

That means the surface is gonna be chewed up. The combination of moderate to strong breeze will keep the ocean lumpy, with cross-chop and messy conditions. The swell is present, but it’s not delivering any quality. The wave period is short, just 7 to 9 seconds, which is weak windswell, not the kind of groundswell that makes this reef stand up. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so nothing unusual there.

The first few days, starting Tuesday the 21st, the swell runs 6ft to 7ft from the NNE, but with that cross-shore wind, it’s just a mess. The combined energy is moderate, between 380 and 547 (moderate energy), but it doesn’t matter because the conditions are poor.

By Friday the 24th, winds pick up to 22-25 mph, and swell reaches 7ft. The energy jumps a bit, but the surf is still poor. Saturday the 25th sees a bigger pulse, with swell hitting 10ft from the NNE, and combined energy climbing to 1111 to 1208 (strong energy). That’s a lot of water moving, but it’s not for paddling—short period, strong cross-shore wind, and messy chop. This setup would be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Sunday the 26th has the strongest combined energy of the whole run, hitting 1484 (strong energy) in the morning, with 10ft swell and 9-second period. But again, the wind is strong and cross-shore, so the quality is poor.

The second week doesn’t let up. From Monday the 27th through to Monday the 3rd of August, the pattern holds: 5ft to 8ft swell, mostly from the north, with cross-shore wind 15 to 22 mph. The energy is moderate to occasionally strong, but the conditions remain poor or very poor. The short period and constant wind ruining the surface mean there’s no real window of clean, surfable waves.

The only highlight here is that this spot is a reef, so on a better day with lighter wind it could be good. But this forecast is a total blank run for quality surf. There’s nothing to recommend. The break is fairly consistent for swell, but the wind is the enemy this time. It’s a dry spell, and it’s not unusual for this area to have such a stretch with no good options.

Rusty.

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