Playa Venao Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s get into it for Playa Venao.

This outlook covers a decent run of small, clean surf over the next 16 days. We’re looking at a long period SSW groundswell hanging around for most of the first week, but it’s on the smaller side. The standout conditions are going to be in the mornings and when the wind goes glassy, which it does plenty.

Wednesday, September 9th kicks things off nicely. We’ve got 2ft of SSW swell with a 16-second period, which is proper long-period groundswell. Combined energy is moderate (266). The morning sees a moderate offshore breeze from the north, so it’s clean. The afternoon goes absolutely glassy – zero wind. That’s a major positive, giving you super clean conditions. Water temp feels about average for this time of year.

Thursday morning, September 10th is glassy again, with 2ft of SSW swell at 14 seconds (305 combined energy). The afternoon gets a bit messy with a cross-onshore, so aim for the early session.

Friday, September 11th has a nice morning – 3ft SSW at 16 seconds (313 combined energy) and a light cross-offshore breeze, keeping it clean. This is probably your best bet in the first week for a little bit more push and shape.

Saturday and Sunday, September 12th and 13th, the swell drops right back to 1-2ft. The mornings are glassy or clean, but the waves are ordinary – more of a longboard or grovel session.

Monday and Tuesday, September 14th and 15th, we see a mix. Monday has 2ft but the period drops to 10 seconds, then 7 seconds in the arvo – not great shape. Tuesday morning is clean with a 1ft, 18-second groundswell. That’s a very long period for such a small wave, so expect long lulls between sets.

Then into the second week: Wednesday, September 16th morning looks good again – 2ft SSW at 16 seconds (289 combined energy) and glassy. That’s another solid window.

Thursday, September 17th morning is dead calm – 2ft with 14-second period and glassy (243 combined energy). Really clean, but still small.

After a few ordinary days, Sunday, September 20th morning stands out. It’s 1ft, but the period jumps to 20 seconds (231 combined energy) – super long groundswell. Glassy conditions too. This will be one for the point or reef setup if you can find a bank, but at a sandbar, that long period can be a bit straight.

Monday, September 21st and Tuesday, September 22nd mornings are both clean, with 1-2ft of long-period SSW swell.

The biggest change comes Wednesday, September 23rd morning. The swell jumps to 5ft from the SSW, but the period is only 7 seconds – short period wind swell. It’s glassy, so it’ll be fun, but messy. The combined energy is moderate (269). That afternoon it gets bigger at 5ft, but with a cross-shore breeze and 7-second period, it will be choppy and less appealing. For a beginner, 5ft is right at the limit and with that short period, it’s not going to be a fun paddle.

The best of the whole period? I’d call it a tie between Friday, September 11th morning for the 3ft, long period, and clean offshore wind, and Wednesday, September 16th morning for that same glassy, long period goodness. For a longboard or a funboard, you’ll get plenty of rides. Just don’t expect any barrels – it’s a paddle-surfing heads-up time, not a kite-surfing one.

Keep an eye on that 23rd for a bit more size, but the quality won’t be there.

Rusty.

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