Las Urracas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. We’ve only got one spot on the menu for the next fortnight, Las Urracas, and it’s a mixed bag of decent windows and a lot of waiting. This reef break is very consistent, exposed to the southwest, and needs the stars to align for clean waves.

It’s late August, kicking off Saturday the 29th, and honestly, it’s not great out of the gate. You’ve got a 6ft SW swell (14s period) pushing through, but the wind is a light cross-onshore, and the conditions are marginal – the combined swell energy is strong (1347), but it’s just not clean. The water temp is about average for this time of year.

We’ll sit through Saturday and Sunday morning feeling average, with the swell dropping to 5ft, then 5ft, and the westerly wind still messing with the face. By Monday it’s fading fast.

Now, the real story starts on Tuesday the 1st of September. The swell drops to just 3ft from the SW, but the wind goes glassy – first light WNW then dead calm. That’s the kind of surface you dream about. The combined energy is moderate (383 to 552), and the waves will be clean, smooth, and user-friendly. It stays small, but it’s the best quality of the week.

We get another push Wednesday morning with a tiny 2ft swell but a very long 18s period, glassy wind again (604 combined energy). That’s a real groundswell – will wrap in nicely at this reef. Wednesday afternoon gets a bump to 4ft at 10s, still glassy. Thursday afternoon also looks promising: 3ft SW groundswell at 17s, combined energy 754, glassy conditions. These are the standout sessions for the intermediate surfer – well-shaped, clean, and not too crowded (crowds are only sometimes an issue).

Come Friday the 4th of September, the swell builds to 5ft in the morning, but the wind is cross-on. The afternoon though – that’s a standout. You’ll get 5ft SW swell (14s), combined energy up at 1154, with glassy conditions. That’s excellent for experienced surfers, clean lines, good energy.

After that, the forecast gets a little less certain from the 5th of September early September. Saturday the 5th has glassy afternoon wind again, but the swell is dropping off. The second week sees more moderate energy (500-960 range) but with mostly cross-on winds. There’s a groundswell spike Monday the 7th of September at 4ft (16s, combined energy 960), but the wind is a 15 km/h cross-onshore making it messy. Saturday the 12th of September has a 5ft SW swell but short period (8s) – that’s just windswell, weak and lumpy.

Bottom line: your best bets are Tuesday 1st September morning, Wednesday 2nd September morning, Thursday 3rd September afternoon, and Friday 4th September afternoon. The rest is waiting for the next front. If you’re an expert, Friday arvo is your jam. For the rest, those glassy smaller days will be the most fun. It’s a forgiving reef, so even at 3ft it’ll hold shape.

Stay patient, and keep an eye on the sky.

Rusty.

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