Punta Huanchaco Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright mates, let’s talk about the next couple of weeks. We’ve got surf on the table, but it’s a bit of a slow build at first. The main focus is on the classic point break, Punta Huanchaco. Water temp is sitting at a warm 71°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so the full wetsuit might be a bit much.

The first few days are pretty quiet. Tuesday afternoon, July 21st, we see some 3ft swell from the SW, with a cross-off wind, but it’s labelled as marginal. The energy is weak (319). Wednesday morning, July 22nd, it drops to 3ft, still not much juice. It’s not until Thursday morning, July 23rd, that things start to look interesting. The swell holds small at 2ft, but the period jumps up to a massive 24 seconds. That is a proper long period groundswell, and the combined energy is already up to moderate (594). You’ll get those long lulls, but the sets that come through will have some shape and push. For a point break like this, that’s a big positive. The wind is a light cross-off, so expect clean lines.

Friday, July 24th, is a mix of cross winds and a little chop, not the best. But then we get to the real standouts. Saturday morning, July 25th, and Sunday morning, July 26th, are both absolute crackers. You’ve got 3ft of swell, period holding at 18-20 seconds, combined energy pushing into moderate to strong (597 and 965), and best of all, light offshore winds with clean conditions. That’s the best window in the first week.

We get a nice run through the end of July. Monday afternoon, July 27th, the swell picks up to 5ft with 17-second period, and energy is very strong (1200). That’s approaching a bit more size for the experienced crew. The absolute highlight of the whole outlook looks to be Tuesday morning, July 28th. Swell is 5ft from the SW, period of 16 seconds, energy is still very strong (1057), and the wind is glassy from the south at just 3 mph. That’s an “excellent” call for experienced surfers. The water will be silky, and the point will be running.

The run of clean mornings continues through the end of the month and into early August. Wednesday the 29th, Thursday the 30th, and Friday the 31st all have small but clean morning surf with that consistent cross-off flow. There is a bit of a dip energy-wise on the 31st (293), but it’s still surfable.

Come Monday, August 3rd, we get another solid pulse. Both morning and afternoon see 4ft swell at a 14-second period, with moderate-strong energy (742, 743) and clean winds. That is the pick of the second week. After that, the swell slowly winds down into the 3ft range by August 5th, still with clean morning windows.

All in all, the early mornings with that light S wind are our golden ticket here. Punta Huanchaco is very consistent, so you’ll almost always find something. The two real standouts are Saturday the 25th morning and Tuesday the 28th morning. Get on it.

Rusty.

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