Punta Prima Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the table for this stretch, focusing on Punta Prima.

To be straight with you, the next 16 days are a tough read. We’ve got a long, flat start with absolutely nothing rideable. The first record shows Tuesday the 21st with zero swell energy (0), and that sad pattern of "poor surf conditions" runs all the way through to the morning of Sunday the 27th. That’s nearly a full week with no surf worth paddling for.

The first faint pulse shows up on Monday morning the 28th. We finally get some energy in the water with combined swell energy climbing to 82 (moderate wave energy). Swell is a weak 3 ft from the ESE with a short period of 6 seconds. It’s not much, and the wind's a cross-onshore from the NE at 9 mph, so it’ll be bumpy. For a beginner spot that’s already *inconsistent*, this won't offer much.

Tuesday the 29th stays similar: 3 ft from the ESE, period still short at 6 seconds, combined energy dropping to 52. Again, cross-onshore wind (NE 6 mph) keeps it messy. For the rest of the forecast, we bounce around 2 ft to 3 ft, all short-period stuff, with onshore or cross-onshore winds ruining whatever tiny wave there is. Even the glassy morning on Sunday the 2nd of August only has 2 ft on offer with a combined energy of just 15.

The only real standout, and I use the term loosely, is that window around Monday the 28th and Tuesday the 29th where the swell pushes to 3 ft and the combined energy gets into the low hundreds. But with winds coming from the NE and E, it’s going to be a chop-fest for a beach break that rarely gets groomed.

Best On Offer: Honestly, there’s no true "best" day. If I had to pick, I’d say the morning of Monday the 28th (3 ft ESE swell, combined energy 82) is the only time we see a pulse of swell that’s not totally pathetic. But don't expect any kind of quality. For a break that’s already *inconsistent* and set up as exposed to an ESE swell, the persistent onshore flow kills it every time.

Water temp is a hot 82°F, which is a massive 6° warmer than normal for this time of year — very unusual.

For this entire forecast period, it’s a flat, wind-chopped mess. The consistency is just not there. Conditions look more interesting for a kite than a paddle board given the constant breeze and poor wave quality.

Keep an eye on the charts — it tends not to stay this dead for long around here.

Rusty.

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