Montanita Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this 16-day stretch for Montanita is a proper battle. There’s no proper swell window on the cards at all. Most days are delivering weak, short-period, cross-onshore slop. You’ll be staring at a whole lot of nothing-worthy for the first few days and then a long, flat run of marginal-to-poor surf that never really gets going.

Montanita (reef and point) is the only break on the radar, and it’s an advanced spot that’s fairly consistent, but this forecast has it locked in a funk. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing wild there.

Thursday 13th kicks off with a tiny 1ft SW swell, long period at 20 seconds, but the energy is weak (195) and winds are light onshore early – poor conditions. The afternoon tickles up to 3ft SW swell, still long period 19 seconds, moderate energy (845), but it’s cross-onshore at 9 mph and choppy. A marginal call at best.

Friday 14th and Saturday 15th are similar: waist-to-chest high WSW swell (4–4ft), periods dropping from 17 to 15 seconds, energy moderate (842–786), but always with a light onshore or cross-onshore breeze – just messy, marginal surf.

Sunday 16th fades to 3–3ft, period down to 13 seconds, energy weak (492–369), and cross-onshore winds. Poor.

From here, it’s pretty bleak. Monday 17th through Wednesday 19th stay in the 3–4ft range, mostly short-period windswell or fading groundswell, with cross-onshore breezes and poor conditions. Energy drops further.

Thursday 20th to Monday 24th sees the swell shrink to 1–2ft, with long periods returning (16–20 seconds) but the energy is minimal (119–255). The winds are mostly light cross-onshore or onshore. It’s a flat spell – surfable for maybe a logger on a good day, but not worth the paddle.

Tuesday 25th to Wednesday 26th stays tiny, 1.0–1ft, weak energy (113–148), and cross-onshore. Poor.

The only tiny glimmer is Thursday 27th morning: a clean, glassy morning with clear skies, light W wind, and a 1ft SW swell at 16 seconds. It’s still barely surfable, but that’s the best the whole run has to offer – and that’s saying something. Energy is 251, so weak.

Friday 28th morning bumps up a touch to 3ft SW at 18 seconds, moderate energy (502), but light cross-onshore wind – marginal at best.

No standout days. No proper swell. No clean conditions. For a reef-and-point setup like Montanita, this is a long, frustrating quiet period. Sometimes it just goes flat.

Rusty.

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