Popoyo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m looking at the lineup ahead for Popoyo.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the next two weeks are looking pretty flat and frustrating. The swell is tiny, mostly hanging around 1ft to 3ft. Sure, there are moments with clean conditions, especially when that offshore wind kicks in, but the waves just don’t have the size or power to get you excited. This is going to be a long stretch of waiting.

The whole outlook is basically a series of days where the surf is either poor or marginal. The best you can hope for are those brief windows of clean, offshore conditions, but with swell heights barely reaching 3ft and combined energy values mostly between 100 and 400 (moderate wave energy at best), you’re looking at long lulls and barely ridable waves. For a spot like Popoyo, a very consistent reef break, this is a real dry spell.

Standout days? Honestly, there aren’t any true standouts. A few mornings, like Monday 14 July and Thursday 17 July, offer fresh offshore winds and clean faces, but the swell is just too weak. Even the last day of the forecast, Monday 27 July, the strongest energy of the entire period shows up at 706 (moderate wave energy) with 3ft swell, but it’s still described as marginal. The water temp is a warm 84°, which is about average for this time of year.

For the rest of the first week and into the second, expect more of the same: small, weak swells from the SSW and SW, with persistent cross-off or strong offshore winds making it clean but hard to paddle into. The energy drops off significantly by the end of July, with combined energy values falling below 200.

So, you’ve got a solid 16 days here, but the message is the same throughout: don’t expect much. Given how consistent this break usually is, this run of poor surf is unusual. It’s a tough stretch, but forecasts can change. Keep an eye on it, but for now, I’d say save the wax for another week.

Rusty

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