Las Urracas Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.23° S 70.15° W

Las Urracas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Las Urracas sea temperature is
18.0° C
1.0° 

Las Urracas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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 TypeTime (-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 Powerful11AM (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 Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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Height (m)
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WSW
10
0.8
SSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.3
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12
1.2
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11
1.1
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11
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10
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
245
212
605
500
366
302
372
405
317
306
323
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294
341
445
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399
284
296
208
Wind (km/h)
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NE
5
SSW
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SW
5
SW
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WSW
5
SW
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SSW
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SSE
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
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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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Temp °C
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Information about the Las Urracas Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Las Urracas provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Las Urracas can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Las Urracas surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Las Urracas) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Las Urracas may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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