Playa Negra Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, giving you the lowdown.

We’ve got a solid run of surf on the horizon, starting this Monday. Early on, the water is sitting at 86°F, which is a good 4°F warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s noticeably warmer than your typical September water.

The standout of the whole period is hands down Thursday the 10th. Playa Negra is the call. We’re looking at a solid 4ft of swell from the SW, packing a punch with a combined energy reading of 1110. That’s some serious push. The period is a steady 17 seconds, so it’s proper groundswell. This spot is a beach-and-point break, so that long period energy should wrap in nicely. With a clean, offshore ENE breeze at 9 mph on the morning of the 10th, it's going to be clean and powerful. This one is for the advanced crew, though – 4ft with that energy is no joke for the beginners.

Leading up to that, the week starts a bit smaller. Monday morning is also a good call. 4ft from the SW, 14-second period, and a light cross-off breeze from the NE at just 3 mph. Combined energy is sitting at 542, so it's moderate but clean, and the water is still that 86°F.

Tuesday morning (the 8th) , the swell drops a bit to 2ft, but the period stretches to 18 seconds. With an offshore breeze from the E, it will be clean, just smaller. The energy is still moderate at 625.

Wednesday (the 9th) is a solid day with clean conditions both morning and afternoon. 3–3ft from the SW, period dropping to 16 seconds, but the wind is offshore and light. On Wednesday afternoon it goes glassy with a cross-off breeze.

After the Thursday highlight, we fade into a smaller, less consistent stretch. The mornings generally offer cleaner conditions with cross-off or offshore breezes, but the afternoons turn into a mess with onshore winds and storm risks. The swell stays in the 2ft to 4ft range, but the consistency drops and the combined energy falls off into the 200–700 range.

Sunday the 14th morning is worth a mention for the glassy conditions. The swell is tiny at 1ft with 17-second period, but if you've got a longboard and patience, it will be completely smooth. Glassy conditions and 178 energy is a quiet winner.

From the 17th onwards, the pattern continues with cleaner mornings and blown-out afternoons. There’s a window on Friday the 18th morning with 3ft swell and glassy conditions, and again on Sunday the 20th morning with 2ft and glassy wind. A couple of late-period pulses show up around the 19th and 20th with 20–21 second periods, but the swell size is small and the wind is mostly onshore or cross-on, so it's not going to be the same quality as the earlier week.

In short: the first week has the magic. Thursday the 10th is the one to circle. The second week is for the dedicated few who can pick the clean morning windows.

Rusty.

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