Platanitos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about Platanitos. This is a point break, fairly consistent, and it’s got a bit of a wildcard nature to it. The water temp is sitting at 89°, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s a real anomaly, over four degrees above normal. Feels like bathwater.

The week ahead starts with a standout on Saturday morning, the 5th. We’ve got a solid 4ft groundswell from the SW, with a long 16-second period pushing a lot of energy (1072). The wind is glassy from the NE, and the sky is clear. This is the best on offer – clean, peeling waves, that long period will wrap nicely around the point. It’s going to be a session to remember.

Saturday afternoon gets a bit messy, wind swings WNW and picks up, turning it cross-onshore, so the quality drops fast.

Sunday morning the 6th, we’re back to glassy conditions, but the swell has dropped to 3ft from the west, with a shorter 11-second period and much less energy (248). It’s surfable, but ordinary. The afternoon brings a risk of thunderstorms and a cross-swell, so it’s a write-off.

Monday and Tuesday are similar – small, short period, poor conditions overall. There’s a tiny window on Tuesday morning, the 8th, with glassy winds and 3ft, but it’s weak.

The next real highlight comes on Wednesday morning, the 9th. Glassy conditions again, with a clean 2ft SW swell, but this one has a longer 16-second period, and the energy jumps to 354. The wind is light from the ESE, making it a good, clean session. Not big, but the quality will be there.

Thursday the 10th looks promising on paper – 3ft, SW, 16-second period, but there’s a risk of thunderstorms and a cross-wind, so it’s marginal.

Friday morning the 11th is another glassy one, 3ft from the SW, 15-second period, and 392 energy. That’s a decent little clean-up day.

From the 12th onward, the swell drops and stays small, mostly under 3ft, with mornings offering glassy conditions but weak waves. The afternoons are consistently blown out by a WNW cross-onshore wind. There’s a long gap of mediocre to poor surf from the 12th through the 16th, but a few mornings – like the 14th, 15th, and 16th – do offer that glassy window with clean, waist-high waves for the patient surfer.

Looking further out, the 18th and 19th of September show some promise, with glassy mornings and 2ft to 2ft SW swells, but the energy is moderate and the period is long. It’s a long-range call, so keep an eye on it.

The real standout remains Saturday morning, the 5th. That’s the one to circle. And remember, this is a point break, so it handles the longer period swell well. Crowds are often here, so get there early.

Rusty.

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