Punta Roca Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty checking in. We’ve got one spot doing the heavy lifting for this entire 16-day window: Punta Roca. It’s a classic point break that’s consistent, and it’s our only real option on the table. For the first few days, the ocean’s got some serious energy to play with, and we’ve got pulses of solid, long-period groundswell.

The window opens on Thursday afternoon, September 3rd, but that session is a write-off—cross-on wind from the SW at just 3 mph makes for a bumpy, marginal look. The real start to things is Friday morning, September 4th. That morning, Punta Roca turns on. We’ve got a clean 5 ft swell rolling in from the SW with a 17-second period. That’s proper groundswell with a ton of push. The water is a warm 87°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. The wind is glassy—dead calm—so the surface will be like a mirror. The combined energy is pumping hard at (1231). This is the standout window for the entire forecast: glassy, punchy, and with that long-period energy wrapping perfectly into the point. It’s an intermediate-level wave at this size, so good for a wide range of surfers, but if it jumps over 5 ft, beginners might start struggling.

Saturday morning, September 5th, is another beauty. Swell nudges up to 6 ft from the SSW with 16-second intervals, and again the wind is glassy from the SE at 3 mph. Energy is even higher at (1401). This is borderline for bigger conditions—still manageable for intermediates, but with that power, it’ll be a step up. If you can handle it, this is right up there with Friday as the best of the bunch.

After Saturday, the pattern fades. Sunday, September 6th, sees a drop in swell and a cross-wind that ruins the magic. From there, the surf gets smaller and the conditions are a mixed bag of glassy mornings and choppy afternoons. The 8th and 9th have some tiny, clean waves in the morning—around 2 ft to 3 ft—but it’s not much to get excited about. The energy drops way off, down into the hundreds (472-872).

The second week is a tale of small, clean mornings and blown-out afternoons. Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th have nice glassy starts with 4 ft swell from the SW, but the morning windows are short. After that, from the 12th onwards, we’re looking at knee-to-waist-high waves with some long-period pulses (18-22 seconds) that will make the point reel, but the size is just too small to call it a standout. The best mornings in that second stretch are the 15th and 16th of September, where you’ll find 3 ft to 3 ft of clean, glassy SSW swell with energy in the 500s, but it’s really a longboard or a funboard kind of session.

Bottom line: If you’re free, you nail Friday the 4th morning or Saturday the 5th morning at Punta Roca. The rest of the run is small and inconsistent, with only fleeting glassy windows worth paddling out for.

Keep your eyes on the horizon—forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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