Las Urracas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s happening at Las Urracas. The next couple of weeks are a bit of a mixed bag, with a long patch of small, marginal surf before things start to look more promising towards the end of the period.

We’re starting off this Sunday, September 13th, with some swell around 4ft from the SW, but the wind is onshore and the conditions are poor. The water temperature is 67°, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year, a real anomaly.

Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th see the swell drop away. We’re looking at very small waves, around 2ft to 3ft, with a lot of cross-on wind and marginal conditions. The wave energy is moderate but the quality isn’t there. The next several days after that are much the same – small, weak, and mostly cross-on or onshore winds. Wednesday the 16th morning does offer a window of glassy conditions with 3ft swell, but it’s small, and it doesn’t last.

There’s a real gap here, days and days of nothing to get excited about. From Monday the 14th right through to Thursday the 24th, it’s a struggle to find a decent wave. There are brief moments of clean conditions, like the glassy mornings on Wednesday the 16th, Thursday the 17th, and Saturday the 19th, but the swell is just too small to get the blood pumping.

The standout period arrives on Friday the 25th. We’ve got a morning session with 3ft swell from the WSW, glassy conditions, and a real spike in energy (472). The swell period jumps up, and the wind is off, so this is a prime window for clean, lined-up waves at this reef break. That morning is the pick of the bunch for the whole outlook.

The swell builds through the weekend, but the wind goes cross-on. Saturday the 26th sees the biggest waves of the forecast, with 5ft to 6ft from the WSW and strong energy readings (1070 and 1131). That’s solid, punchy swell, but the onshore component will keep it a bit lumpy. It’s a real shame the wind isn’t playing ball for these bigger days.

We close out the period on Monday the 28th with another glassy morning, 3ft from the WSW, and a drop back in energy (274). A good, clean finish to what’s been a long, quiet stretch.

So, if you’re looking for the best, aim for the morning of Friday the 25th – small but clean, with that long-period groundswell from the WSW making for good shape at this reef. The bigger swell on the 26th and 27th has the size but the wind will mess with the quality.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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