Surf Forecasts:
Las Urracas surf forecast from 18 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 19 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 19 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period, WSW swell with 605 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 18 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Las Urracas this week:
The surf forecast for Las Urracas over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 18) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Las Urracas in the next 16 days are 1.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Las Urracas over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer.
We’ve got a solid run of surf ahead at Las Urracas, a reef break that’s very consistent. The water's sitting at 64°, which is about a degree and a half warmer than usual for this time of year – nothing crazy, but a nice little bonus. The overall pattern is a steady pulse of WSW groundswell, starting small and clean, building into some proper size, and then fading back down.
The stand-out window is definitely the weekend of the 27th and 28th of July. Saturday the 27th of July is looking like the pick of the bunch. Monday morning the 27th kicks off with a beautiful 4ft swell from the WSW, with a very long period of 16 seconds, and glassy conditions. That afternoon, the swell builds to 4ft from the same direction, period still 16 seconds, and it’s dead calm – zero wind, totally glassy. The combined energy is pumping at 973 (moderate), which tells you there’s proper grunt in the water. Those long-period groundswells from the WSW are exactly what this reef loves, so expect lined-up, powerful waves. The 28th of July (Tuesday) morning sees a jump to 7ft from the WSW, but the wind goes onshore and the quality drops off – that’s for the experts only, if anyone bothers.
Earlier in the run, the first few days are worth a look too. Starting Saturday the 18th of July, we get a clean 4ft swell from the optimum WSW direction, with glassy conditions and a moderate energy reading of 410. It’s small, but clean. Sunday the 19th is the best of that early window: 5ft from the WSW with a 12-second period, glassy all day, and energy jumping to 694. That’s a proper fun size for intermediates, and the reef will be handling it beautifully.
There’s a bit of a messy patch from the 20th through the 24th, with cross-onshore winds and marginal conditions, but nothing too long. The surf really cleans up again from the 25th of July onwards, with smaller but clean cross-offshore winds and glassy conditions, leading into that cracker weekend. The long-range stuff around the 1st and 2nd of August is small and clean, but the energy is dropping off – a nice way to finish the run.
If you can only paddle out once, make it the 27th of July. That’s the one.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 245 | 212 | 605 | 500 | 366 | 302 | 372 | 405 | 317 | 306 | 323 | 300 | 294 | 341 | 445 | 453 | 399 | 284 | 296 | 208 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 00:52AM1.02m | 12:51PM1.27m | 1:49AM1.04m | 1:40PM1.14m | 2:51AM1.07m | 2:33PM1.02m | 3:54AM1.11m | 3:36PM0.91m | 4:57AM1.15m | 4:47PM0.84m | 5:55AM1.20m | 5:58PM0.81m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:52PM0.27m | 6:31AM0.44m | 7:36PM0.31m | 7:36AM0.52m | 8:20PM0.35m | 8:50AM0.58m | 9:06PM0.39m | 10:16AM0.60m | 9:56PM0.43m | 11:41AM0.58m | 10:48PM0.45m | 12:51PM0.54m | 11:41PM0.45m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
 | 6:17 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 245 | 194 | 605 | 500 | 366 | 302 | 372 | 405 | 317 | 306 | 323 | 300 | 294 | 341 | 445 | 453 | 399 | 284 | 296 | 208 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 134 | 212 | 52 | 151 | 108 | 96 | 93 | 81 | 111 | 81 | 65 | 46 | 41 | 198 | 85 | 163 | 157 | 78 | 133 | 111 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | WNW 21 | WNW 21 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | W 18 | WNW 18 | SW 19 | WNW 17 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 31 | 118 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 43 | 42 | 38 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 25 | 65 | 184 | 59 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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