Playa Negra Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. We’ve got a solid run of small but clean groundswell on the cards for Playa Negra. Don't expect anything huge, but the consistency and quality of conditions over the next week and a half will keep a smile on your dial. The water temp is about average for the time of year.

Right from Friday morning the 10th, we’re into it. Playa Negra is an exposed beach and point setup, and it's lining up nicely with a WNW optimum. That morning, a 3 ft SSW groundswell with a very long 15-second period is pushing in, and with a gentle cross-off breeze from the ENE, the wave faces are clean. The combined swell energy is moderate (383). It’s not big, but the shape will be there. Friday afternoon stays clean with the wind dropping to a slight air.

Saturday morning the 11th is the real standout. Forecast is calling for glassy conditions with a light ENE breeze. That 3 ft SSW groundswell (period 15 seconds) will be dead clean – absolutely pristine. The energy is moderate (372). This is the one to get wet for. It’s an expert-level break, and crowds are sometimes a thing here, but for a morning like that, it’s worth it. Saturday afternoon gets a bit of a cross-on wind, so the morning is the window.

Sunday the 12th through Tuesday the 14th keep the small wave theme alive. Swell sizes hang around 2 ft to 3 ft from the SW, with periods dipping to 13-14 seconds. Mornings consistently offer clean conditions with light offshore or cross-off breezes. Tuesday the 14th morning is ordinary but rideable, but that afternoon throws up a glassy surprise – 2 ft SSW swell at 14 seconds, combined energy hitting 499 (moderate). That’s another sneaky good session.

Wednesday the 15th morning is clean again with a gentle offshore, swell at 2 ft, 13 seconds. Nothing special but surfable. The real pick of the second week is Thursday the 17th. Friday morning the 17th has a 3 ft SSW groundswell, period 14 seconds, combined energy of 500 (moderate) and a light offshore wind. The forecast says "very good surf conditions." That’s a promising call.

The weekend of the 18th and 19th stays very consistent with waist-high sets, mostly clean with cross-off winds. Monday the 20th morning has a moderate offshore (ENE 12 mph) and a 2 ft SW groundswell at a long 17-second period – combined energy at 475 (moderate). That’s a bit of punch for the size.

The highlight of the whole 16-day stretch comes on Tuesday the 21st morning. We’ve got a 3 ft SW groundswell, 15-second period, combined energy of 519 (moderate), and dead offshore wind from the east at only 3 mph. That’s a light air, clean, lined-up morning. The "very good surf conditions" tag confirms it. That’s the standout.

From Wednesday the 22nd, things start to fade. Swell drops to 2 ft – 3 ft with shorter periods (12-13 seconds). By Thursday the 23rd, energy drops to 139 (weak), and conditions turn ordinary. Friday the 24th and Saturday the 25th are barely worth a look – 1 ft swell, energy in the 50-97 range (weak). The run goes dead after that.

So, to sum it up: Saturday morning the 11th for glassy perfection, and Tuesday morning the 21st for the biggest, cleanest, best-shaped swell of the stretch. Get on it.

Stay wet,
Rusty

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