Surf Forecasts:
Las Urracas surf forecast from 7 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 9 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 10 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period, SW swell with 1,822 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 7 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW 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 Friday (Aug 07) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 13s period. 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 1.9m 16s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 10) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sun 9th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Mon 10th Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Las Urracas over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s shaping up for Las Urracas over the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, the first few days are a bit of a write-off. We’ve got some swell, but the wind and tide are just not playing ball. Friday the 7th through Sunday the 9th, you’re looking at marginal conditions with cross-on winds and questionable tide windows. The swell is there, but it’s not clean. The water is sitting at 66°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.
Now, Monday the 10th is where things start to get interesting. The morning is still a bit messy with light cross-on wind, but the swell is picking up to 6ft from the SW with a period of 13 seconds. The real standout is Monday afternoon. The wind drops to glassy, and we’ve got 6ft of SSW swell wrapping in with that same 13-second period. The combined energy is pumping at 1462 (moderate to strong), and it’s shaping up for excellent surf for experienced surfers. This is your best bet in the whole window.
We hit a bit of a lull after that. Tuesday the 11th through Wednesday the 12th is poor, with stronger cross-on winds and choppy conditions. Not worth paddling out.
Then we get a second wind. Thursday morning the 13th is glassy with a 3ft, 18-second groundswell from the SW. That’s a very long period, which means those waves will have serious energy and shape, but they’ll be a bit more fickle and better for a reef setup like this. The combined energy is 569 (moderate). It’s not big, but it’ll be clean. Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th are small but glassy, with 3ft to 3ft waves. Good for a fun, cruisy session, but nothing to write home about.
The following week gets a bit messy again. Sunday the 16th and Monday the 17th are mostly cross-on and choppy, with poor surf. But then Tuesday the 18th afternoon turns glassy again with 4ft of SW swell, 13-second period, and expecting very good conditions. Wednesday the 19th afternoon is another glassy beauty with a 4ft, 16-second swell from the SW. That’s long-period energy, so it’ll be clean and lined up. Thursday the 20th afternoon also goes glassy. These are all solid options for the second week, but less certain the further out you look.
If I had to pick one true standout, it’s Monday afternoon, the 10th of August. That’s the biggest clean swell of the window with that glassy wind. Get on it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue night, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 778 | 609 | 649 | 266 | 231 | 429 | 763 | 907 | 1110 | 1030 | 1506 | 1065 | 933 | 791 | 488 | 568 | 184 | 392 | 600 | 508 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:41PM0.84m | 4:57AM1.25m | 5:07PM0.81m | 6:02AM1.33m | 6:24PM0.82m | 7:01AM1.42m | 7:27PM0.87m | 7:55AM1.48m | 8:21PM0.93m | 8:44AM1.52m | 9:10PM0.99m | 9:30AM1.51m | 9:57PM1.04m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:42PM0.42m | 12:01PM0.51m | 10:51PM0.40m | 1:08PM0.43m | 11:58PM0.37m | 2:02PM0.35m | 1:01AM0.32m | 2:48PM0.29m | 1:57AM0.28m | 3:31PM0.25m | 2:51AM0.26m | 4:12PM0.23m | 3:41AM0.26m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 21 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 778 | 609 | 649 | 266 | 231 | 211 | 763 | 907 | 1110 | 1030 | 1506 | 1065 | 933 | 791 | 488 | 44 | 140 | 104 | 220 | 508 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 21 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | 14 | 49 | 146 | 132 | 429 | 216 | 132 | 499 | 432 | — | — | — | 12 | 23 | 43 | 123 | 392 | 600 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | SW 19 | SSW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 49 | 94 | 155 | 121 | 134 | 255 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 184 | 73 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 568 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 83 | 83 | 195 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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