Playa Samara Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what's coming up for Playa Samara over the next couple of weeks.

The opening stretch is pretty quiet, but we've got a solid pulse of energy building toward the end of the first week that should make it worth paddling out. The water is a toasty 87°F, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year, so you'll be in for a warm one.

The first real standout comes on Friday, September 4th for the morning session. Playa Samara is seeing a nice 4ft SW groundswell rolling in with a period of 17 seconds. That's proper energy (1228) and it's pairing with a light ENE cross-offshore breeze. That combo is going to produce some excellent, clean lines for experienced surfers. The swell direction is matching the optimum from the southwest, so it's going to be lining up well. This is the pick of the week.

The following morning, Saturday, September 5th, is also a cracker. We've got a slightly bigger 6ft SW swell, still with a solid 16-second period (1470). The wind is glassy from the SSE. That's a lot of power, over the 5ft mark, so it's getting a bit too much for beginners, but for the crew that's got their reads dialed, the conditions are going to be excellent.

There's a bit of a pattern here: the mornings are offering clean, glassy conditions with that long-period groundswell, but the afternoons are getting a cross-onshore or onshore breeze and a risk of thunderstorms, which messes up the surface. So you want to be an early bird.

The next week, starting Monday, September 7th, the swell settles back a bit. We're looking at 4ft to 4ft SW swells in the mornings with glassy conditions, which is still great for a fun, cruisy session. The energy drops into the moderate range (around 500-1100), but the consistency and clean wind make it worthwhile.

From Thursday, September 10th, the swell kicks back up. The morning of the 10th has a 4ft SW swell, 17-second period (1140), and glassy conditions – another excellent window for experienced surfers. The 11th also has a clean morning with a 4ft SW swell and cross-offshore wind. The energy is dropping off a bit from the 12th onward, returning to a more fun, smaller scale.

The very end of the run, around Tuesday, September 15th and Wednesday, September 16th, has small 3ft SW swells with glassy mornings. It's not a standout, but it's still surfable for a longboard or a funboard.

Overall, the best of the best is that Friday morning, September 4th, and the Saturday morning, September 5th. They're the clear winners. The mornings are your friend, the afternoons are a write-off.

Rusty.

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