Playa Bruja Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the first week and a half is a bit of a bummer. We’ve got a solid SW groundswell (15-second period) arriving on Saturday the 11th, with a combined wave energy of 612, but the water’s a whopping 88°, which is over 3.6° warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s a weird one. But don’t let that fool you; the winds are all over the place, mostly cross-onshore, turning it into a choppy mess. The waves are around 3.6 ft, but it’s just not clean.

Sunday the 12th and Monday the 13th are the same story – waist-high slop and onshore winds. You’ll be fighting the chop more than riding the wave. The energy drops a bit through the middle of the week (down to 333 on Tuesday morning), and the swell period gets really long, hitting 18 seconds on Tuesday afternoon. That kind of long-period groundswell usually needs a point or reef to line up, and with the wind still messy, it’s a miss.

We see a bit of a pulse building on Thursday the 16th afternoon, with 4.6 ft from the SSW and a combined energy of 759, but again, the wind is cross-onshore. Friday the 17th sees a bigger jump to 6.2 ft (energy 1973), but it’s blown out. Honestly, this stretch is more interesting for the kite crowd than us paddle surfers.

Alright, here’s the gold. After a long, dusty run, things turn around. The standout window is Monday the 21st of July. We’ve got a solid 7.2 ft SSW groundswell with a combined energy of 1627, and the wind is light and cross-offshore from the north at 6 mph. That’s clean, that’s punchy, and that’s *good*. This is high-grade stuff for experienced surfers – the size is solid, the direction is a direct match for the southwest exposure of Playa Bruja, and the setup will be firing. The morning of the 20th is also a good call, with 3.3 ft from the SW and glassy conditions, but the 21st morning is the real standout.

Tuesday the 22nd still has some juice at 5.9 ft, but the wind shifts cross-onshore in the afternoon, so get in early. After that, we get a little pulse of S swell on the 23rd and 24th, but nothing beats that Monday morning. The 24th actually pumps up to 13.1 ft, but that’s too big for this spot – just a washing machine for experts only.

So, to wrap it up: the first week is a write-off. Don’t bother. Your best bet is the morning of Monday the 21st of July at Playa Bruja. It’s the only real standout. The crowds are *sometimes* an issue here, so get there early for a clean session. After that, the swell fades and the winds get messy again.

Good luck out there.

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