Quimixto Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s coming up for us around Quimixto.

We’ve got a slow start, but don’t stress – clean morning windows start popping up from Monday the 17th. The good stuff is a little further out, but there’s plenty to get excited about.

Monday August 17th kicks it off with some knee to waist-high SSW swell (a touch under 4 ft) rolling in at Quimixto (Mexico). The water is feeling like a bathtub at nearly 89°F – that’s a solid 4°F warmer than usual for this time of year. The swell has some real legs to it, with a period around 15 seconds, packing moderate energy (651). It’s a bit of a reef set-up, so long-period groundswell like this will wrap in nicely. Monday afternoon has cross-off wind, keeping it fairly clean, but the real gem is Tuesday morning the 18th. The wind goes glassy – NNW at just 3 mph – and you’ll find clean little waist-high lines (nearly 4 ft) coming from the SSW. That’s peak conditions for a beginner-friendly wave. Expect this window to be the pick of the first week for a quiet session.

Wednesday and Thursday mornings again deliver glassy, clean conditions (NNE and ENE winds at just 3 mph), with swell dropping slowly to around 3 ft. The combined energy stays in the moderate range. The afternoons get a bit of cross-on wind and can blow out, so stick to the early sessions.

Sunday August 23rd (Friday morning) things get interesting. Swell stays around 3 ft, but the combined energy jumps to 730, and with glassy conditions, this starts looking like a good call for a fun, clean weekend wave.

Now for the standouts. The real fireworks come in the final week of August. Saturday August 29th is the highlight. Swell pushes up to a solid 6 ft from the SSW, with a very long period of 17 seconds. Saturday morning looks absolutely perfect – completely glassy (calm winds at 0 mph) and clean. The energy is strong (1704). That’s expert territory, as it’s over 5 ft, but if you’ve got the skills, the wave quality will be phenomenal. The reef setup at Quimixto will handle that long period swell beautifully. The afternoon holds up with clean cross-off winds too. Friday August 28th morning is also a barnstormer: glassy flat calm with a 20 second period (that’s a proper groundswell) and energy near 1000. The swell is about 3 ft, so not huge, but the quality will be pristine.

Don't get too excited about the afternoons in the second week – cross-on winds and storms can mess things up. But if you can make the mornings, especially from Thursday August 28th through Sunday August 31st, you’ll be getting some of the best clean, long-period glass of the outlook.

The last few days in September start off with decent knee-to-waist high swell, but the winds are cross-on, making it more of a gamble. Best advice: pencil in those last few mornings of August.

Stay stoked,
Rusty.

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