Puertecillo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mates, Rusty here. Let's talk about the surf ahead for Puertecillo.

This whole stretch is a tale of two halves. The mornings are your friend, with clean lines and light winds, but the afternoons get sloppy with the sea breeze. So you gotta be an early bird.

The number one session is this very Tuesday, the 8th of September. A clear, light offshore breeze and a clean 4ft of southwest swell with a solid 13-second period. There's moderate energy at 759, but the clean conditions will make it a joy. Expect very good surf. This is your window.

Wednesday the 9th is another good one. Slightly smaller at 4ft, but the wind goes dead light and the swell period stretches to 14 seconds. Same clean conditions and same SW direction. A bit mellower, but still quality.

For Thursday and Friday the 10th and 11th, the swell settles a little, but the mornings stay tidy with that light offshore or variable breeze. Smaller, but still plenty of fun to be had on the point.

The weekend sees a bit of a change. Saturday the 12th delivers a short-period, chunky 5ft of swell, clean but a bit lumpy. Sunday the 13th has early potential with 5ft and a cross-off breeze, but it's what's building for next week that has me excited.

And here's the big one. Monday the 14th of September is looking proper. We've got a clean 4ft from the southwest, but the energy jumps to a strong 914 and the period stretches out to 15 seconds. That's a real groundswell. With light winds in the morning, the point at Puertecillo (O'Higgins) will be a thing of beauty. This is a standout.

Then the Friday after, the 18th, shows another pulse of energy arriving. A clean 5ft from the WSW with a 14-second period and a hefty 992 on the energy scale. It's a week and a half away, so treat it as a promising possibility, but the potential is huge. It could be the best of the lot if it holds together.

The in-between days, especially the 15th and 16th, are skippers. The wind cranks onshore and creates messy, choppy waves. The 20th and beyond look to be a return to smaller, cleaner surf, but the energy drops off a cliff.

So, the plan is simple. If you're only getting one surf, make it Tuesday the 8th. It's clean and the point will be firing. The next one to keep an eye on is Monday the 14th, which could be the biggest and best of the whole run if the winds behave. Go get some.

Rusty.

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