Playa Bruja Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks. Rusty here. Let's have a look at what we've got for the next 16 days. It’s a bit of a tough outlook for this stretch, not gonna lie. The story is mostly about small, messy swell and onshore winds. There are a few windows where things get cleaner, but we have to be patient.

The best bet for a proper surf session is far out, around August 25th, where we see a brief morning window of clean conditions. But overall, the swell energy is weak to moderate, with the combined energy figures mostly lingering in the low to mid hundreds (350-400 range). The water temp is about what you'd expect for the time of year.

We start off with a real dud. Monday the 17th? Forget it. Morning is a write-off with cross-onshore wind and poor surf. The afternoon shows some cleaner potential with offshore wind, but the swell is still tiny at 3ft. That's the nearest we get to a rideable wave early on, but it's not worth paddling out for.

The rest of that first week and into the second is a long, flat stretch of poor conditions. Tuesday the 18th through to the 24th of August is basically a washout. The swell stays small, from 1ft to 3ft, and the wind is mostly cross-on or onshore, leaving the surface choppy or messy. There's no juice in the water; it's a week to get your gear sorted and wait.

Now, let's talk about the one half-decent window. On Tuesday morning, August 25th, Playa Bruja gets a little moment. The wind swings to a light cross-offshore breeze, and the report says "clean". The swell is still small at 2ft but the period is a long 16 seconds, which means it's a clean little groundswell that could wrap in nicely. The energy is moderate (314). It's a short window though; by the afternoon, the wind goes onshore and ruins it again. For a beginner spot like Playa Bruja, these small, clean waves are perfect, so if you're learning, that's your morning.

After that brief shine, we drift into more marginal conditions for the rest of the month. The 28th and 29th of August see a bump in swell to 4ft and 4ft, but the wind is cross-onshore and the surf looks poor to marginal. The combined energy climbs into the higher hundreds (696-939), but without clean wind, it's just a bumpy, lumpy mess. That kind of setup is more interesting for the kite crew than for us paddle surfers.

The very end of the period, into September 1st, stays small and lackluster. There's just not enough quality on the table to get excited about.

The only standout, and I mean the *only* one, is that Tuesday morning, August 25th, at Playa Bruja. It's small but clean, with a long-period swell and light offshore wind. That’s your best shot.

Rusty.

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