Las Urracas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it. The next couple of weeks are looking like a real mixed bag, but there’s a definite pulse of proper swell coming if you’re willing to be patient. The water temp is sitting where it should be for this time of year, nothing weird going on there.

Las Urracas is the only spot on the menu, a solid reef break that’s very consistent. The first few days are a bit of a write-off, honestly. Wednesday the 22nd and Thursday the 23rd are looking pretty average with light cross-onshore winds and a bit of chop, nothing to get excited about. The swell is around 4ft to 5ft but the conditions are just too messy.

Friday the 24th is where we start to see a glimmer. The morning is a beauty – glassy conditions with a 5ft WSW swell and a period of 10 seconds. The combined energy is moderate (552), and the wind is dead calm. That’s a real treat, clean waves. The afternoon turns clean too, with a light cross-offshore breeze.

The standout period really kicks off on Saturday the 25th. The morning has a bit of cross-shore wind, but the afternoon is a gem. Clean, light cross-offshore winds, a 4ft SW swell with an 11-second period, and moderate energy (683). That’s going to be the pick of the first week – proper fun reef waves.

Sunday the 26th is a weird one. The swell drops to 3ft in the morning, but the period jumps to 15 seconds. That’s a long-period groundswell, which can be a bit straight at some spots, but for a reef like this, it’ll shape up nicely. The afternoon goes glassy again with a 2ft swell, but that long period (15 seconds) means there’s still some juice in the water (577 energy). It’s an option if you’re desperate.

We get a couple more glassy windows on Monday the 27th afternoon and Tuesday the 28th morning, but the real magic is lurking in the second week. The swell builds steadily through the 29th, and on the 29th of July, the afternoon looks incredible – completely calm, glassy, with a 5ft SW groundswell at 13 seconds. That’s solid energy (859) and it’ll be a treat.

But hold on to your boards. The absolute best on offer is Sunday the 2nd of August. The afternoon session is a monster. We’re looking at a 5ft SW groundswell with a 15-second period, and the combined energy is a massive 1351 – that’s strong wave energy. And the wind? Dead calm. Glassy perfection. That’s a day for experienced surfers, though. That size and power on a reef is no joke for beginners. The morning of that day is also a stunner, with a 3ft, 17-second period groundswell and glassy conditions (757 energy). That’s a long period, so it’ll be a bit more lined up and powerful than the size suggests.

The energy drops off after that, but we still have clean, glassy conditions on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th of August, with solid 5ft to 5ft swells. The 3rd afternoon is glassy again with a 5ft swell, and the 4th afternoon is glassy with a 5ft swell. Good fun.

Overall, the first week is a slow burn with a few clean windows, but the second week, especially the 29th and the 2nd of August, is where the real quality is. The 2nd of August afternoon is the one to circle on your calendar. Long-range calls are a bit less certain, but this one looks like a proper bet.

Rusty.

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