Las Urracas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. The next couple of weeks are looking like a mixed bag, but there are a few windows where it’ll be worth your time to get wet. We’ve got a solid run of smaller, clean swell early on, then a bit of a lull, and then some longer-period energy rolls in for the end of the run. Let’s break it down day by day.

Thursday morning (Sept 10) is where we start. It’s glassy out there, a slight south wind and no real chop. Swell is coming from the southwest at 3.6ft, with a period of 15 seconds. That’s a nice, solid groundswell. The energy reading is 513, which is moderate, but the quality is there. It’s clean and lined up. This is the best looking surf of the week on offer. Water temp is 66.2°, which is 4.1° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s notable, so you can leave the hood at home. This wave is at Las Urracas, a reef break that's very consistent, and it's exposed to that SW swell. It’ll be handling it well. This is an intermediate spot, and with this size and quality, it’s going to be fun. A standout.

Thursday afternoon the wind swings a bit cross-on and it gets a little lumpy. Size stays similar, 3.6ft, but the quality drops off. Not worth paddling out for the afternoon push.

Friday (Sept 11) is a bit smaller, 3ft, and the cross-on wind picks up through the day. Morning is marginal, afternoon gets choppy. Not your day.

Saturday morning (Sept 12) is another clean one. Glassy again, same SW swell but down to 2.6ft and a 12-second period. The energy is still moderate at 291, but it’s clean and playful. Not a standout, but if you need a fix, this is a good one for the log.

Sunday (Sept 13) sees a bit more size push in, up to 4.3ft in the morning, but the period drops to 10 seconds and the wind gets cross-on. It’s just not going to be clean. Afternoon gets worse. Skip it.

Monday (Sept 14) is interesting. The size drops but the period jumps to 18 seconds. That’s some real groundswell. Morning is 2ft but the energy is already at 519, and it’s building. It’s still light and cross-on, so it’s a bit scratchy, but the potential is there. Afternoon gets to 3ft with a 17-second period and the energy bumps to 656. This is the start of something better, but the wind is still not helping.

Tuesday (Sept 15) is more of the same. 3.3ft in the morning, 15-second period, energy at 545. The wind is light and cross-on. It’s surfable, but it’s not glassy. A bit of work for not a lot of payoff.

Wednesday morning (Sept 16) is back to glassy. 3ft, 13-second period, moderate 348 energy. Clean and fun. This is another good morning session before the onshores kick in.

Thursday and Friday (Sept 17-18) are poor. The swell drops, the wind is up, and it’s just not doing anything. The energy drops to the low 200s. This is a couple of flat, blown-out days. Time to do some other stuff.

Saturday morning (Sept 19) brings it back. Glassy again, 3.9ft of SW swell at 12 seconds, and the energy is back up to 444. This is a fun, clean, punchy morning. Not as good as that Thursday, but definitely worth a paddle. The period is a bit shorter, 12 seconds, so the waves might be a little more sectiony.

Sunday (Sept 20) is smaller and the wind goes cross-shore. Not great.

Monday (Sept 21) is small and weak. 2.6ft, 10-second period, energy down to 232. Just a blip.

Tuesday (Sept 22) sees a little pulse of energy return, 3.6ft, 11-second period, but the wind is cross-on again. It’s not clean enough to get excited about.

Wednesday (Sept 23) is another glassy morning, 3ft, 11-second period. Clean but small.

Thursday (Sept 24) is similar, another glassy morning with 2.6ft. A bank of small, clean days.

But here’s the main event for the long range: Friday morning (Sept 25) . The swell size is only 2.3ft, but the period is a massive 19 seconds, and the energy is up at 582. And it’s glassy with no wind. This is very long-period groundswell. It’s going to be pure, clean lines. The catch with this kind of period at a place like this – a reef – is that it can be a bit too straight, but the quality of the wave is going to be amazing. It’s a promising one, but being that far out, it’s less certain. If it holds, it could be the best session of the two weeks. A serious standout

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