Playa Samara Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. We’ve got a solid run of surf coming up at Playa Samara. The pattern is a persistent SW groundswell running through the whole 16-day window, with some real standout mornings for the crew who can get out there early.

The week kicks off on Thursday the 3rd with a clean, 2ft SW groundswell hitting at 19 seconds – that’s a very long period, meaning proper lines but watch for it to jack up a bit quick on the beach sections. The combined swell energy is moderate (679). Winds are light cross-off from the ENE, so the surface will be tidy. Friday the 4th is your first real highlight: morning glass with an ENE breeze at 3 mph and the swell building to 4ft from the SW, period 17 seconds, and the combined energy kicking into strong territory (1197). This is clean, classic stuff for experienced surfers. Saturday morning the 5th is another cracker – glassy conditions with NNE 3 mph and 6ft SW swell at 16 seconds (combined energy 1602). That’s getting into the zone where it’s too big for beginners, but for anyone with a bit of time in the water, it’ll be pumping. Sunday the 6th holds at 5ft SW with a 14-second period and glassy SSE winds – still very good, with moderate-strong energy (880).

Monday the 7th serves up absolute glass – dead calm, zero wind, and a 4ft SW swell at 14 seconds (615). That’s a magical morning. Tuesday the 8th and Wednesday the 9th see the swell drop back to 3ft but with clean morning glass and solid 13 to 16-second periods; combined energy sits around 505 to 748 – moderate wave energy, but the quality is there. Thursday the 10th brings another excellent morning: 4ft SW at 17 seconds (1168) with NE 6 mph cross-off winds. Clean and punchy.

The second week settles into a similar groove. Saturday the 12th morning is clean with 4ft SW at 14 seconds (502) and glassy ENE breeze. Sunday the 13th starts with 3ft SW at 13 seconds (259) and glass – small but fun. Monday the 14th brings a surprise: 2ft SW but with a 19-second period (331) – that’ll be long, peeling lines if you know where to sit. Wednesday the 16th is glassy calm again, dead wind, with 3ft SW at 16 seconds (562). Then Thursday the 17th morning sees a 2ft SW at a whopping 24 seconds – combined energy 903 – cross-off WNW wind keeping it clean. That’s a very long period groundswell, so look for the point or reef sections; it might wrap around better. Friday the 18th morning wraps it up with 3ft SW at 21 seconds (905) and glass.

The best on offer is Saturday morning the 5th – 6ft SW swell, 16-second period, glassy NNE breeze, and strong energy. That’s the standout. Friday morning the 4th and Thursday morning the 10th are close runners-up for clean, solid conditions. Crowds are sometimes a factor at Playa Samara, so it’s worth paddling out early.

Overall, there are no real gaps in the surf – it’s pretty consistent through the whole period. Water temp is about average for the time of year. The long-period swells (19s and above) are best on the reef and point sections, where they won’t close out as quickly. If it’s too big for you on Saturday, the beach breaks might be more for the kite crew.

Stay stoked, Rusty.

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