Playa Samara Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here, and we've got a solid run of south swell on the way for Playa Samara. It’s a beach and reef set-up that’s fairly consistent, and it’s exposed to the south-west. The water’s sitting at 86°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – you’ll be in trunks and a rashie for sure.

The week kicks off with a small, clean pulse. Tuesday morning the 25th you’ll find clean 2ft swell rolling in from the SW with a very long 16-second period. The wind is light cross-off from the ENE, so the wave faces will be tidy. The combined energy is weak at 299, so it’s small but fun for a beginner log. Crowds are only sometimes, so you’ll get plenty of waves to yourself.

Things get a bit ordinary through Wednesday and Thursday mornings with small 1-2ft swell and tricky onshore winds in the afternoons, but the early sessions stay clean with light breezes. Worth a paddle if you’re keen.

Friday morning the 28th is a step up – the swell bumps to 3ft from the SW with a 19-second period, and a light NNE breeze keeps it clean. The combined energy pushes into moderate territory at 739. A good one to start the weekend.

Now, the real standout is Saturday morning the 29th. We’ve got 5ft of SW groundswell, period at 16 seconds, and it’s glassy with an ENE breeze so light it’s barely there. The combined energy is 1216, which is strong energy. This is excellent for experienced surfers – it’s a touch over the beginner-friendly 5ft mark. The long period will make the sets a bit slower to arrive, but the shape on this reef will be beautiful. Sunday morning the 30th is similar with 5ft and glass, but the period drops to 14 seconds.

After that, we get a bit of a lull. The mornings on Monday 31st and Tuesday 1st September are still surfable at around 3-3ft, but the afternoons get messy with onshore wind. The energy drops back to weak.

The second week really fires up again. Wednesday morning 2nd September kicks off a new pulse with glassy 2ft swell and a very long 18-second period. The energy is moderate at 510. Then Friday morning the 4th September is a ripper – 4ft of SW groundswell with 17-second period and absolutely glassy conditions, no wind at all. The combined energy is strong at 1223. Excellent for experienced surfers. Saturday morning the 5th is another cracker – 5ft of SW groundswell, 16-second period, glassy. Energy is 1296. This is big enough to be for experts only. The afternoon winds turn cross-onshore, so get out early.

Sunday 6th September morning cleans up again with 4ft and cross-off NE wind, and the last few mornings up to the 9th offer glassy or clean 3-3ft waves. The standout of the whole outlook has to be Saturday morning the 5th for size and glass, with Friday morning the 4th a close second.

So, plenty of waves on offer here. The inconsistent part is the afternoon seabreezes, but the mornings are your ticket. For the bigger days, if it gets sloppy on the afternoon wind, the setup would look more interesting for kiting than paddle surfing.

Rusty.

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