Playa Bonfil Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on offer for Playa Bonfil.

We’re looking at a solid 16-day window, but the first few days are a bit of a tease. The surf really starts to get its act together from the 23rd, and there’s a couple of real standout windows that are going to be worth the wait.

The water is running a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, reading around 89°, which is a nice little bonus.

Let’s start with the early action. Friday afternoon the 21st is a write-off – cross-on wind and poor surf. Saturday morning the 22nd, we get a clean little 3ft SSW swell with a 14-second period, and a light northerly offshore breeze. It’s a small day, but it’s a good start. The afternoon sees the wind shift and the quality drops.

Sunday the 23rd is where things start to look interesting. The morning is clean with a 2ft SW swell, but the real gold is Sunday afternoon. We’ve got a 3ft SSW swell, 14-second period, light WNW cross-off breeze, and the water is clean. The combined energy is moderate at 800. This is a solid session for a fun, longboard-friendly wave.

The next clear standout is Thursday morning, the 27th. A 2ft SW swell with an 18-second period, light offshore northerly wind, and clean conditions. The longer period here means better-shaped waves with more energy. Combined energy is moderate at 572.

Now, the first big highlight. Friday morning, the 28th of August. The swell bumps up to 4ft from the SW with a 17-second period. The wind is glassy, calm as glass. This is a seriously good morning for experienced surfers, but the size is still manageable for a strong intermediate. The combined energy is strong at 986.

But the absolute best session in the whole outlook? Saturday morning, the 29th of August. We’ve got a 6ft SW swell with a 16-second period, and the wind is dead calm – glassy perfection. This is 6ft of clean, powerful groundswell, and the combined energy is a strong 1566. This is a big, clean, powerful day. It’s going to be for experienced surfers only, as it’s over 5ft but under 8ft. The crowd factor is “sometimes,” so you might have to share, but it’s worth it.

Sunday morning the 30th is another excellent session, with a 5ft SW swell and clean cross-off breeze. The combined energy is strong at 1073. Monday morning the 31st brings a glassy 5ft SSW swell, also a top-tier session.

Looking further ahead into the first week of September, the quality holds. Thursday morning the 4th of September is a standout with a 5ft SW swell, 16-second period, clean cross-off breeze, and a combined energy of 1959 – that’s strong to very strong energy. The afternoon of the 4th is glassy with a 5ft SW swell. The 5th of September delivers glassy conditions all day with a 5ft SSW swell dropping to 4ft, perfect for a long, clean session.

The long-range standouts are promising, but as always, the further out you go, the less certain the details. Still, the patterns are looking solid.

So, to sum it up: the best bet is the morning of the 29th of August with that 6ft glassy SW swell, and the morning of the 4th of September with the 5ft clean SW swell. That’s where the good stuff is at.

Rusty.

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