Montanita Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Look, I won't sugarcoat it – the next couple of weeks are pretty flat around here. We've got a real drought on our hands, so if you're itching for a paddle, you'll be waiting a while.

For Montanita, this is a tough stretch. The water is a whopping 79° right now, which is a massive 9° warmer than usual for mid-August. That's very unusual, like taking a bath out there.

The first real chance we see of anything surfable doesn't show up until Sunday the 28th of August. That's a solid 12-day gap with nothing worth chasing. The setup for that Sunday is a small pulse of 3ft to 3ft swell from the WSW pushing in with a 15-second period. That long period means it’ll have a bit of grunt, and the combined energy sits at 489 (moderate wave energy). But the wind is a light cross-offshore from the SSW, which should keep the surface clean. It's still a marginal call though, and the swell is tiny. The standout in this whole sorry window is probably that Sunday morning, the 28th, at Montanita itself. It's the best of a bad bunch, but honestly, it's small and if you're a beginner, you might get a few, but it's nothing to write home about. The crowds are often around here, so for a little wave like that, it could get busy.

The following Saturday, the 29th, shows a similar story for the morning – 3ft from the WSW, light cross-offshore wind, and a moderate 447 combined energy. It's another marginal look. After that, the swell hangs in at 3ft through to Sunday the 30th, but it’s dropping in energy and the wind stays onshore.

Bottom line: Don't get your hopes up. There's a long blank run until late August, and even then, it's just small, marginal surf. For a break that's usually fairly consistent, this is a real dud stretch. Might be worth tuning into something else for a while. For the kite surfers, the onshore and cross-onshore days with the light wind won't even do much for you.

Rusty.

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