Las Urracas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your board, I’ll break it down for ya in feet, Fahrenheit, and miles per hour.

First few days are a total loss. Cross-onshore wind, choppy water, and not worth getting wet. The water temp is 63°F, dead normal for the season. No drama there.

Saturday the 4th and Sunday the 5th are both garbage. Saturday morning has 3ft of swell with 15 mph cross-shore wind – messy and low energy. Sunday is 4ft but still cross-on and only marginal.

Monday the 6th sees 5ft of swell (combined energy 1396), but again, the wind is cross-on and the surface is bumpy. The period is 16 seconds, so there’s potential, but the wind is the spoiler.

Here’s the light. Tuesday July 7th afternoon – dead calm wind, 4ft of clean SW groundswell with a 15-second period. Combined energy 736. The comment says “expect very good surf conditions.” This is the first real shot. Glassy, lined-up, and hollow on the reef. Intermediate to expert only.

Wednesday the 8th morning is still glassy with 3ft, 14-second period – clean but smaller. By afternoon, the cross-on wind comes back and ruins it.

Thursday the 9th is back to marginal, 4-4ft but cross-on.

Friday July 10th morning – wind is onshore, no good. But Friday afternoon? Glassy, 4ft, 13-second period. Another clean session.

Saturday July 11th morning also glassy, 4ft, 13 seconds. Two days in a row of clean small waves.

The next standout is Sunday July 12th afternoon – glassy, 5ft of swell with a 14-second period, combined energy 1060. The comment says “excellent surf conditions for experienced surfers.” This is the biggest clean swell of the period. Strong, powerful, and not for beginners.

Monday July 13th afternoon – glassy again, 5ft, 13 seconds. Still clean, a little smaller.

Tuesday July 14th afternoon – dead calm, 4ft, 12 seconds. Clean but mellow.

For the rest of the week, July 15th through 16th, mornings and afternoons are glassy with swell between 3ft and 4ft. Weak to moderate energy (300-516). Fun on a longboard.

From Friday July 17th on, the wind switches back to cross-on, and the swell holds around 3-5ft but it’s choppy again. Not worth it by July 18th.

Bottom line: hit Tuesday July 7th afternoon, Friday July 10th and Saturday July 11th’s glassy slots, and if you’re feeling brave, Sunday July 12th afternoon for the biggest and best. Las Urracas is a reef break, consistent, and the SW swell lines up perfectly with its optimum direction. Crowds are listed as “sometimes,” so expect a few heads but no chaos.

That’s the word from the water. Rusty.

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