Joaquina Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it for Joaquina. We’re looking at a pretty quiet start to the outlook, with a real slow patch for the first few days. The good news is it does build into something cleaner later on, so don’t write the whole period off.

The first real surf worth paddling out for shows up on Tuesday morning, August 4th. We’re talking a small 2ft SSE swell with a moderate 112 units of energy. It’s not going to blow your mind, but there’s a light cross-offshore breeze keeping the surface clean. It’s a limp start, but it’s something.

Wednesday, August 5th, is much the same story – a tiny 2ft SSE swell, still cross-off, still clean. It’s ankle to knee high, but at least the wind is working with us. The energy is modest at 79 units, so don’t expect much push.

The pattern holds through Thursday morning, August 6th, with a 1ft SSE swell and light offshore winds. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

Now, we hit a bit of a rough patch from Friday, August 7th, through the weekend. The swell does build – we see 5ft to 6ft SSE swells, and the energy spikes up to 1655 units on Sunday, August 9th. But the wind is a mess. Solid cross-onshore winds, rain showers, and lumpy conditions. That’s a hard pass for paddle surfing. Honestly, with that much wind and messy surf, it’s looking more like a kiteboarder’s playground than a surfer’s.

The real standout comes on Monday, August 10th. After a morning of marginal 5ft swell with cross-onshore wind, the afternoon turns glassy. We’ve got a 5ft SSE groundswell with a 14-second period, 912 units of energy, and glassy conditions. That’s clean, lined up, and has some punch. Joaquina’s sandbars should handle that long period nicely, though it might be a bit full for the beach break. This is the best on offer – a solid, clean, chest-to-head-high session.

Tuesday, August 11th, keeps the good run going with a 4ft SSE swell, still glassy in the morning, turning offshore in the afternoon. The energy is still moderate at 452 units. Super clean, quiet, and inviting.

After that, the swell fades through the middle of the week, dropping back to 2ft by Wednesday, August 12th, with offshore winds. It’s back to small, clean, and cruisy. The last few days of the outlook, from August 13th onward, drop off completely with almost no surf and poor wind, so your window is really from the 10th to the 12th.

Rusty, signing off.

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