Las Urracas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright crew, Rusty here. Let's get into it. The next couple of weeks are a mixed bag, with a real slow patch to start and a proper, powerful pulse coming in at the tail end. Here’s the rundown.

We're starting at Las Urracas, our main spot, a reef break that’s very consistent and exposed to the west-southwest, exactly where our swell comes from. The water temp is 65.3°F, which is running a bit warmer than normal for the time of year, so you might get away with a slightly thinner suit.

The first few days are a write-off. We've got small, weak swell and cross-onshore winds that are going to chop it all up. The wave energy is down in the low hundreds (120-191), and it’s just not worth the effort. This is a flat spell of about three or four days with nothing on offer. If you're into kite surfing, the conditions might be more interesting than for paddling, but for us, it's a time to wait.

Come Friday the 21st, things start to clean up a bit. It’s still small, but we get a window of glassy afternoon conditions with the wind going light and offshore. The swell is tiny, maybe 2ft with a 13-second period, but at least it's clean. Not a standout, just a sign of life.

The weekend is much the same – small, clean, but unremarkable. Saturday the 22nd is glassy with a 3ft SSW swell, but the energy is dropping into the 180s. It’s surfable, but it's a longboard kind of day, not one to get excited about.

Sunday and Monday revert to poor conditions again with cross-onshore winds and even smaller swell. It's back to the doldrums, with energy dipping below 100. A couple more days to do something else.

There is a little bump in energy mid-week, around Tuesday the 25th and Wednesday the 26th, but the winds aren't cooperating, and it’s still small. Wednesday afternoon does show a glassy spell with a 2ft WSW swell on a 15-second period, but again, it’s more about the clean conditions than any real size.

But then we get to Thursday the 27th. The morning is glassy with a 3ft SW swell, and by the afternoon it’s still glassy, calm, and starting to move. The energy is building back into the 300s. It’s still small, but you can feel something coming.

And then comes Friday the 28th. This is the standout. The swell pushes in and does it in style. The morning sees a 5.2ft WSW swell with a 17-second period, and the energy just explodes to 1731. It's glassy, absolutely glassy. This is a serious groundswell, and the description is "excellent surf conditions for experienced surfers." The swell direction is right, the period is very long, and the wind is perfect. This is the one.

The afternoon of the 28th goes even bigger, with the swell peaking at 7.2ft and the energy jumping to 2603. Still a long-period SW swell and the wind is still glassy. This is proper, heavy surf. At this size, it’s for experienced folks only, and that 16 to 17-second period is going to be breaking with serious power on the reef.

The weekend after that is still solid. Saturday the 29th holds the size, with 7.9ft and 7.5ft swells, but the wind swings a bit cross-on, which will put some chop on the face. The energy is still huge (over 2100), so there’s plenty of power, just not as clean as Friday.

Sunday the 30th is still overhead plus, but the energy and size are on the way down. Monday the 31st is a step down, but we get another glassy window in the afternoon with 5.2ft of swell and an 11-second period. The conditions will be clean, but it’s a far cry from the Friday peak.

The first day of September keeps the clean, glassy theme with a 5ft SW swell in the afternoon, but again, smaller. It’s a good, solid, clean-wave day.

Finally, Wednesday the 2nd of September. This is the other one to keep an eye on. The swell is 3.6ft in the morning and 4.3ft in the afternoon, but the period is a massive 18 seconds in the morning and 17 in the afternoon. This is very long-period groundswell, and the energy is back up over 1000. It's a long way out, so don't book anything yet, but this could be the cleanest, most powerful swell of the whole window besides Friday. It’s a promise that could easily get better or fall apart.

So, the plan is simple. Sit tight for the first week, get on it Friday the 28th for the big, glassy groundswell, and keep a loose eye on that long-period pulse around Wednesday

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