Las Urracas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty. Let's have a look at what Las Urracas has coming up in the next sixteen days. There's a bit of swell on the way, so we'll have plenty of waves to talk about, with some real standout sessions for those who pick their moments.

We kick off this Friday afternoon, the 24th of July, with a clean 1.1m SW swell rolling in at a medium 9 second period. The combined swell energy sits at a moderate 432, and the wind is a glassy NNW at just 5 km/h. The water temp is 18°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. It's a nice gentle start to the run.

Saturday the 25th sees the swell bump up to 1.3m from the SW, with the period jumping to a nice 11 seconds (594-688 combined energy). The wind stays light from the N at 5 km/h, cross-offshore, which will keep the reef lines clean. Both morning and afternoon are looking very good.

Sunday the 26th is a bit of a mixed bag. The morning wave is okay at 0.9m from the SW with a very long 15 second period (593 energy), but it's onshore. The afternoon, however, is the real beauty for this first weekend – the wind drops to dead calm (0 km/h), absolutely glassy, with the swell a bit smaller at 0.7m SW and a long 14 second period. The combined energy is still decent at 587, making for clean, glassy lines.

Monday the 27th has clean, glassy conditions again in the afternoon with 1.0m SW swell at 16 seconds (814 energy). The morning is a bit onshore, but the afternoon is a treat.

Tuesday the 28th sees the size start to climb. The morning is 1.2m SW at 15 seconds (896 energy) with a light cross-on breeze. The afternoon pushes up to 1.7m SW at 14 seconds (1269 energy) – moderate energy levels – but the cross-on wind will put a bit of texture on the face.

Now for the first true standout. Wednesday the 29th of July. The morning offers a solid 1.8m SW swell at a 13 second period, and the combined energy is strong at 1045. But the big news is the wind: dead calm, glassy. This is excellent surf for experienced surfers. The afternoon also stays glassy with 1.6m SW swell. If you've got the skills, Wednesday morning is the pick of the first week.

Thursday the 30th has a smaller 1.2m SW swell with a glassy afternoon, but the morning has some cross-on breeze. Friday the 31st through to Tuesday the 4th of August is a bit of a lull. The swell drops to under 1m for a couple of days with onshore or cross-on winds. Not much to get excited about.

Things pick up again on Saturday the 1st of August. The afternoon has 1.5m SW swell at 13 seconds (760 energy) with glassy conditions – a very good option.

Sunday the 2nd of August sees a glassy afternoon with 1.7m SW swell (755 energy). That's a good session. Monday the 3rd also has glassy conditions with 1-1.2m SW swell.

There's another small gap of poor conditions from Tuesday the 4th to Wednesday the 5th of August with weak, choppy waves.

But hold on to your board for the second standout. Thursday the 6th of August. Both morning and afternoon deliver excellent conditions for experienced surfers. The morning has 1.8m SW swell at a long 14 seconds (1204 energy), and the afternoon is 1.9m SW at 13 seconds (1234 energy). The wind is glassy from the W and SW. This is big, powerful, clean surf – very strong wave energy. You'll want to be on your game.

Friday the 7th of August gets even bigger but turns a bit messy with cross-on wind and 2.2m to 2.3m SW swell (1308-1381 energy). This is big territory, only for experts. Saturday the 8th of August sees a solid 2.1m SW swell (1194 energy) in the morning with onshore wind, but the afternoon is glassy again with that same 2.1m SW swell (1144 energy) – another excellent session for the experienced crew.

So, to wrap it up. Two proper standouts here: Wednesday the 29th of July for that glassy, building SW swell, and Thursday the 6th of August for the bigger, powerful, glassy groundswell. The rest of the run has plenty of waves, but those are the moments to circle on the calendar.

Stay salty,
Rusty

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