Jameos del Agua Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I reckon we need to have a bit of a chat about the next couple of weeks at Jameos del Agua. I’ve had a look at what’s coming, and to be honest, it’s a tough one to call – there’s not a single session that I could point to and say, “Yeah, that’s the one.” The whole 16-day run is pretty much a write-off for a decent paddle.

Let’s start with the first bit of swell, which shows up from Saturday the 15th of August morning. We see a 5 ft swell out of the NNE with a short, bouncy period of 7 seconds. The wind’s a fresh cross-shore from the NNE at 22 mph, and the wave comment tells us it’s "poor surf conditions" with lumpy cross-chop. The combined energy is only 323, which is moderate, but with that wind and short period, it’s just messy. It stays like that all through the weekend and into the start of next week. The swell drops to around 4 ft to 4 ft, but the wind stays cross-shore, never giving us a clean face.

The water temperature is sitting at 73°F, which is about average for this time of year, so nothing to write home about there.

As we head into Tuesday the 18th of August, the swell gets smaller, down to 3 ft, and the period stays short at 8 seconds. The wind eases a little to a light breeze in the morning, but it’s still cross-shore. Tuesday afternoon actually shows a clean reading with a cross-offshore wind, but the swell is tiny at 3 ft and the combined energy is only 139. It’s a tease, not a session.

From Wednesday the 19th through to the end of the month, it’s the same sad story. The swell bounces between 3 ft and 7 ft, but the wind is always cross-shore, cross-on, or just straight up strong and lumpy. The period rarely gets above 8 seconds, so there’s no power or proper shape. Even when the swell gets up to 7 ft on Tuesday the 25th of August, the wind is a fresh cross-shore at 22 mph, and the combined energy hits 470, but the wave comment still says "poor surf conditions." With that size and chop, it’s really only going to appeal to kite surfers or experts looking for a rough and tumble session.

Then by Sunday the 30th of August, the swell is down to 3 ft, energy drops below 100, and the wind is still cross-on and choppy. We’re talking weak energy (87) and a poor outlook.

Honestly, there are no standout days here. Not one. Jameos del Agua is a reef break that’s fairly consistent, but with the wind never truly going offshore and the swell being mostly short-period and messy, it’s a blank run for the whole 16 days. The only thing I can say is that this area tends to not stay poor for long, and forecasts can change, so keep an eye on it, but right now? I wouldn’t bother waxing up.

Rusty.

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