Playa Samara Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break down Playa Samara over the next couple weeks. This is a mellow beach-and-reef setup, perfect for beginners, so don’t expect any heavy-duty juice. The water temp is about normal for this time of year—nothing weird.

Straight out of the gate, Sunday morning the 16th, we’ve got a solid SW groundswell hitting 4 ft with a 15-second period—that’s proper long-period groundswell, so the waves will have shape and some punch. The swell energy is moderate (976), and the wind is a light cross-off from the NNE at 6 mph, so the surface should be clean. Expect very good surf conditions. Afternoon gets onshore and messy, so the morning is the play.

Monday the 17th is a beauty. Wind goes glassy from the NE at 3 mph in the morning, with the swell holding at 4 ft and a 14-second period. Energy is still moderate (587). And it stays glassy through the afternoon, too, with a light SW breeze. That’s perfect, clean, uncrowded beginner waves.

Tuesday the 18th morning is more glassy goodness: 4 ft SW at 14 seconds, energy 575. But the afternoon gets iffy with thunderstorm risk and onshore wind, so get out early. Wednesday and Thursday mornings still offer clean windows with glassy winds, but the swell drops to around 3 ft then 2 ft, and energy falls into the 200–400 range. Still surfable on a longboard.

The best bet in this whole forecast is Sunday the 16th morning through Tuesday the 18th morning. The swell is consistent at 4–4 ft, the period is long (14–15 seconds), and the wind is glassy to cross-off. For beginners, that’s about as good as it gets around here. The 16th morning with 4 ft SW and a 15-second period with cross-off wind is the absolute standout.

There’s a lull from the 20th through the 24th where the swell drops to 2 ft and afternoons get messy, but mornings still have clean, cross-off winds on small SW groundswell—just weak energy (278–478). A log will still get you going.

The second week picks up again. Friday the 28th morning drops to dead calm wind—0 mph, glassy—with 3 ft SW swell at 16 seconds and energy jumping to 533. That’s a dream session. Saturday the 29th morning is even bigger: 4 ft SW at 16 seconds, energy at 710, with clean cross-off NW wind at 6 mph. Those are the two standouts in the second week. By Sunday the 30th, the swell is still 4 ft SW at 14 seconds, with clean morning wind and glassy afternoon conditions—a great end to the month.

Nothing huge here, no danger, just clean, fun, small-wave surfing. The mornings are where it’s at.

- Rusty

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