Jameos del Agua Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up at Jameos del Agua. I gotta be straight with you—this stretch looks like a real challenge. The wind is locked in from the north and north-northeast for days, blowing at 18 to 25 mph, and it stays cross-shore the whole time. That means lumpy, choppy conditions with hardly any let-up. The water temp is sitting about average for the time of year, nothing unusual there, but honestly, the surf quality is the main issue.

We kick off Sunday, 19 July, with a 7 ft NNE swell at a short 7 seconds. The combined energy is moderate (434), but with that gnarly 22 mph cross-wind, it’s just a messy, poor surf situation. That carries right through the whole first week. Monday the 20th sees a bit more size—8 ft—but the period stays short at 8 seconds, and the same fresh cross-breeze kills any chance of clean waves. By Wednesday the 22nd, it’s still 7 ft and 7 seconds, all cross-chop.

The first hint of a change comes Saturday, 25 July. The swell builds to 8 ft in the morning and 10 ft by the afternoon, with the period stretching to 8 seconds. Combined energy jumps to strong (934 to 1049). But the wind is now a strong breeze at 25 mph, cross-shore, making for messy, unruly surf. Sunday the 26th gets even bigger—12 ft in the morning with 9-second period and combined energy at a very strong 1736. But again, that 25 mph cross-wind just guts it. This is getting into expert-only territory size-wise, but the conditions are so poor it’s hard to recommend at all.

Monday, 27 July, things start to ease slightly. The swell is still 10 ft with a 9-second period, energy is very strong at 1372, and the wind drops to a fresh breeze at 18 mph. It’s still cross-shore and lumpy, but we finally get a “marginal” call. It’s not good, but at least it’s not a total write-off. Tuesday the 28th and Wednesday the 29th stay around 7 ft to 8 ft with 8-second period, moderate breeze, and still cross-shore chop.

Now, the best chance in the whole run is Thursday, 30 July. The wind backs off to a moderate breeze from the N and NNW at 15 to 18 mph, and crucially it turns cross-offshore. The swell drops to 8 ft but the period lengthens to 10 seconds. Combined energy is moderate-to-strong at 1066 to 1070. The wave state is described as clean. This is the standout. It’s still a marginal call, and the break is a fairly consistent reef that’s fairly exposed to the north. The optimum swell direction is N, and that’s exactly what we’re getting. Crowds can be often here, so expect company, but if you want the best shot at a halfway decent wave over this whole 16-day window, that Thursday morning and afternoon is it.

After that, Friday 31 July slips back into cross-shore chop with 7 ft and 10-second period. The first few days of August drop off to 5 ft to 6 ft with 9-second swell and fresh cross-winds again.

So yeah, it’s a rough run. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing through most of it, and the late-month swell is too big and blown out for all but the most hardcore. The only real standout is Thursday the 30th. Get in the water then if you can.

Rusty.

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