Playa Novillero Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, let’s take a look at what’s shaping up for Playa Novillero over the next couple of weeks.

First up, the water here is running much warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 90°F, which is a solid 5°F above average – that’s notable.

The overall pattern shows a bit of a slow start, but there are some promising windows of clean, glassy conditions. The real standout looks to be the morning of Friday, July 24th. We’ve got a long-period groundswell rolling in from the WSW with a period of 24 seconds, pushing combined energy up to 754 – moderate wave energy, but that period is very long. The swell is only 2ft, so it’s not big, but with glassy, offshore wind from the ESE, it’ll be clean. Keep in mind, a period that long can cause waves to break a bit too straight at a beach break like this, but for a smallish swell, it could produce some fun, lined-up waves with long lulls between sets making paddling out easier. Crowds are only sometimes an issue here, so a morning session could be a treat.

Saturday, July 25th morning is another beauty. The wind is dead calm, glassy conditions, with a 3ft swell from the WSW at 21 seconds. Combined energy is 691, still moderate. This is a classic, get-out-there-early session.

The following Sunday, July 26th morning, sees another glassy morning with a 3ft swell from the WSW at 19 seconds. Combined energy hits 828, which is getting into that moderate-strong range. There’s a risk of thunderstorms, but if you’re out before they hit, it’ll be clean.

Looking further out, the morning of Tuesday, July 28th looks promising for more experienced surfers. The swell bumps up to 4ft from the WSW with a 17-second period and the combined energy is strong at 1027. With a light offshore breeze from the E, conditions will be clean. This is a solid step up in power and size, so best left to those with a bit more time in the water.

Wednesday, July 29th morning returns to glassy conditions with a 4ft swell from the WSW at 16 seconds. A solid, clean morning on offer.

After that, the size drops off gradually into early August, with clean mornings on the 30th and into August 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, but the swell gets smaller, around 1ft to 2ft. The very last morning on August 3rd is worth a mention – dead calm, glassy, with a 1ft groundswell from the WSW at 18 seconds.

So, if you can only pick one session, make it the morning of Friday, July 24th for that rare, very long-period, glassy goodness. The mornings of July 25th and 26th are also top-tier calls. Just about every afternoon gets chopped up by a strong onshore westerly, so mornings are the only game in town here.

Rusty.

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