Playa Venao Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it.

The swell window’s open, but it’s gonna take a little patience before we see anything with real push. The first week is mostly small and ordinary, with a few clean windows but nothing that’s gonna get the heart rate up. The good stuff starts to build towards the end of the first week and into the second, with better energy and more consistent conditions.

Right now, on Friday afternoon at Playa Venao, we’re looking at a small 3ft SSW swell with a 13-second period. The energy is weak at 213, so it’s pretty limp out there. It’s clean, but marginal with some clouds and a cross-off breeze at 15 km/h. The water’s sitting at a warm 85°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year.

Saturday morning brings a similar story – 2ft SSW at 13 seconds, with the energy dropping to 207. The wind is a moderate offshore from the north at 25 km/h, which will keep it clean, but there’s a risk of thunderstorms. It’s surfable, but you won’t be bragging about it.

The weekend stays in that same groove. Sunday morning is smaller at 2ft with a light offshore, and things get a bit messy in the afternoon with a cross-on breeze. The start of the week on Monday is tiny – 1ft with a short 8-second period on the afternoon session, which switches onshore. It’s pretty much a flat spell for a few days. Tuesday and Wednesday are similar, with weak energy and nothing over 2ft. There are some glassy moments, especially Wednesday afternoon when it goes dead calm with a 1ft pulse, but it’s barely a ripple.

Then, things start to change. On Friday the 7th, the energy jumps to 286 with a 2ft SSW swell, but the period is still a bit short. The real kicker is Friday afternoon – the period stretches out to 18 seconds and the energy hits 302. Now we’re talking. It’s still small at 2ft, but that long-period groundswell is going to offer some proper shape on the sandbar. This is the first real standout of the window.

The weekend of the 8th and 9th sees the swell build slightly. Saturday morning has 3ft SSW at 16 seconds, with energy at 368. It’s still a gentle offshore, so it should be clean. This is the best of the bunch up to this point, with good consistency and that long period making the waves feel better than the height suggests. Saturday afternoon holds at 3ft, the biggest of the window so far.

Sunday the 9th is a bit of a write-off in the afternoon, with onshore wind, but the morning has a fresh offshore at 30 km/h. The swell drops back a touch to 3ft at 14 seconds, and the energy is down to 247. It’s clean, but the wind is howling.

The following week keeps a similar theme. Monday the 10th has a decent morning session with 2ft at 13 seconds and moderate offshore wind. Tuesday the 11th morning is a clean 2ft with a 15-second period. But it’s not until Thursday the 13th that we see another true standout. Morning has 3ft at 14 seconds with an offshore breeze and energy climbing to 297. That’s a solid session. Friday the 14th morning has similar height at 2ft, but the period drops to 12 seconds, so it loses a little magic.

The last day on offer, Saturday the 15th, has a promising long-period swell – 2-2ft with a 17-16 second period. The energy is up at 273-279, and the wind is favorable, offshore or light cross-off. It’s a nice way to end the window, with clean, lined-up waves.

So here’s the deal: if you want waves, your best bets are the afternoon of the 7th and the morning of the 8th. That’s the combo of building energy, long period, and clean wind. The morning of the 13th is also worth a look, and the 15th shows promise, but those are a week and more out, so treat them as promising but less certain.

For a beginner, most of this window is fine, the swell rarely gets above 5ft. But the longer period swells, especially 15 seconds and beyond, are best handled on the sandbar at Playa Venao. They might be a little too straight for a beach break, but here, they should give you some nice runners. Watch for crowds, especially on the good days – they can be a factor.

Rusty.

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