Playa Novillero Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. We’ve got a look at the upcoming stretch for Playa Novillero. It starts off with some real promise before fading into a long lull, so let’s get straight into it.

We kick things off on Sunday, July 26th with a lovely glassy morning. There’s a 3ft swell rolling in from the WSW with a very long 19-second period – that's proper groundswell energy. The combined energy is sitting at a solid 780 (moderate wave energy). That long period stuff will wrap nicely into a point or reef setup, but at a beach, it can make things a bit too straight. Still, with glassy conditions and scores suggesting it’s top quality, this morning is a standout. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing weird going on. Come afternoon, the wind swings onshore from the WSW and the conditions go to custard – so get out early.

Monday the 27th has another excellent morning for experienced surfers. Clean surf with a 4ft WSW swell, 18-second period, and cross-off winds from the SSE giving you nice lines. Combined energy jumps up to 1076 (moderate wave energy). This is the best on offer for the first week. If you’re intermediate or above, this is your window. Afternoons get ruined by onshore winds again.

Tuesday the 28th morning is clean again with a 5ft WSW swell, 17-second period, cross-off SE winds, and energy at 1365 (moderate wave energy). Excellent conditions for experienced surfers. Another ripper morning. Wednesday and Thursday mornings keep the good trend going – clean, chest-high waves around 4-5ft from the WSW with decent energy and cross-off winds. Consistency is fairly good through this whole first run.

Now, into Friday the 31st, the swell starts to drop. Friday morning is still clean with 3ft and cross-off wind, but the energy is down to 414 (moderate wave energy). It’s surfable, just not special.

After that, it gets quiet. Really quiet. From Saturday August 1st all the way through to Monday August 10th, we’re looking at tiny leftovers – mostly under 2ft, with combined energy dropping down into the double digits (low wave energy). There are a few glassy or clean mornings in there, like August 3rd morning with a 2ft swell and glass, and August 9th morning with 2ft and glass, but it’s just too small to get excited about. That’s a solid 10-day gap of poor-to-ordinary conditions. No standouts in that stretch.

So overall: the first few days (Sunday through Thursday) have some cracking clean mornings with solid groundswell. The real standout is Sunday the 26th morning – glassy, long-period swell, and clean. After Thursday, pack the longboard or take a break because it goes flat for a long stretch.

Stay stoked,
Rusty

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