Playa Honda Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’m gonna level with you – it’s a rough stretch ahead for Playa Honda. The whole 16-day forecast window is a total dud, no standouts, no hidden gems, just a whole lot of flatness and wind issues. The first proper surf recommendation doesn’t show up until Friday the 10th, and even then it’s barely a ripple.

So, starting Friday morning the 10th, we’ve got tiny 0.7ft swell out of the ESE, period a short 10 seconds, with a cross-shore breeze at 9 mph. The combined energy is a pathetic 29 – that’s weak. It’s clean-ish but there’s just nothing to ride. Friday afternoon sees a slight bump to 2ft but period drops to a terrible 4 seconds (18 energy), still cross-shore and choppy. Not worth paddling out.

Saturday the 11th stays poor – 1ft from the SE, period around 7 seconds (37 and 38 energy), with light cross-onshore and cross-shore winds. Sunday the 12th brings the biggest swell of the whole period: 4ft out of the S, but the period is a short 6 seconds, with moderate cross-onshore wind at 16 mph making it choppy. The energy hits 167 (moderate) but the quality is just poor. For beginners, 4ft is on the edge but with the chop and short period, it’s not fun for anyone.

Monday the 13th gives us a tiny 2ft from the SE (28 energy) and glassy conditions in the morning – offshore wind, 3 mph from the W. It’s clean but the swell is tiny. Afternoon is clean with a light NNE cross-off, but still 1ft. Tuesday the 14th is similar: 1ft SE swell (29 energy), gentle offshore from the N at 9 mph, clean but flat.

From Wednesday the 15th right through to Saturday the 25th, it’s a desert. Swell heights stay mostly 0.7ft to 1ft, periods range from 5 to 12 seconds, and energy rarely cracks 50. Winds are often clean (offshore or cross-off) but there’s simply no swell to work with. The biggest energy in that stretch is 48 on Monday the 20th, but that’s with a 2ft swell, short 7-second period, and fresh cross-shore wind at 19 mph – lumpy and poor.

Playa Honda is an exposed beach break that needs swell from the SSE, and we just don’t get it. Optimum direction is SSE, but most of the small swell comes from ESE or S. It’s inconsistent at the best of times, and this is one of those classic blank runs. The water temperature on Friday the 10th is 51°F – that’s about normal for July, so at least you won’t be freezing while you stare at flat water.

Honestly, if you’re desperate to get wet, the cleanest conditions are on Monday morning the 13th, Tuesday the 14th, and a few days midweek with offshore winds, but there’s no wave energy to speak of. It’s more of a paddle-board or kite-surfing setup when the wind picks up, especially Sunday the 12th and Monday the 20th with moderate to fresh cross-shore winds and a bit more swell. For proper waves? You’re waiting.

That’s the grim picture. Forecasts can change though – sometimes a blank run like this turns around quick, but as it stands, there’s nothing worth chasing.

Rusty.

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