Pico Pequeno Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. The next couple of weeks here look like a slow burn, building to some real juice later on. For now, we’re dealing with small, clean conditions, but you gotta be patient. The first few days are pretty weak, but there are some windows, especially early in the mornings.

Wednesday, August 5th, is pretty lackluster. We’ve got ankle-biters at 2ft, and the morning is clean but very weak. The swell energy is a paltry 123. Water temp is sitting at 86°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you can get away with just boardshorts. The afternoon is a write-off with a storm risk and cross-onshore breeze.

Thursday, August 6th, is much the same. The morning is clean, with a slightly longer period of 14 seconds, but still only 2ft. Not much to get excited about, but the light cross-offshore makes it look pretty.

We start to see a pulse of energy moving in on Friday, August 7th. The morning swell jumps a bit to 2ft, but the period stretches out to 18 seconds, and the energy numbers jump way up to 377. The conditions are clean, but it's still small. This is the start of something, though.

Saturday, August 8th is where things get fun. The morning has 3ft of SSW swell at 16 seconds, and the energy is up to 610. But the standout is the afternoon. The wind drops to glass, the swell bumps up to 4ft, and the energy is 518. This is clean, glassy Pico Pequeno, and it’ll be the first real taste of the week. That’s the best call of the weekend.

Sunday, August 9th is a bit of a letdown after Saturday. The morning is blown out by a moderate ENE breeze, but the afternoon cleans up nicely with SE winds, still around 3ft. The long period is gone, but it’s a fun little wave.

The early part of next week, Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th, has some decent mornings with offshore ENE winds and clean 3ft to 3ft surf. Tuesday afternoon sees the energy spike to 763 with a longer 18-second period, but it’s crossed up, so I’d stick to the mornings.

We hit a bit of a lull on Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th, with the swell dropping back to 2ft. Still some clean morning windows, but the energy is down.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. Friday, August 14th is a standout. The afternoon is the one. Swell jumps to 4ft, the period stretches back to 18 seconds, and the energy rockets to 1305. With a moderate offshore breeze, this is clean, powerful, and the best conditions we’ve seen. This is for experienced surfers, but it’s going to be good.

Saturday, August 15th keeps the size at 5ft, and while the energy is still massive at 1116, the period has dropped to 16 seconds. The afternoon is clean with light S winds, and it’ll be another excellent day for the crew that charges.

Sunday, August 16th is still fun. 4ft of SW swell, lighter winds, and clean conditions in the morning. The energy is down a bit to 764, but it’s still a solid wave.

The following week starts to back off again. Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th are back to 4ft to 4ft, with clean mornings and moderate ENE winds. Not huge, but still surfable.

Wednesday, August 20th looks like one more pulse of size. The swell bumps up to 5ft with a 17-second period, and energy is strong again at 1199. It’s a bit of a long-range call, so don’t book your flights yet, but it’s looking promising for another good day of surf.

So the standouts are the glassy session on Saturday the 8th and the bigger, punchier swell on Friday the 14th. A week out, that Friday is the one to keep an eye on. It’s been a while since we’ve seen that kind of size and power around here.

Alright, stay stoked. Catch you in the water.

Rusty

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