Quimixto Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here, with the same forecast but in feet and Fahrenheit for those who think in yards and degrees.

The 16-day window is a bit of a slow cooker for Quimixto. It starts off small, then builds into a very promising run of solid swell. The first glimmer of a session isn’t until the afternoon of July 18th. We’re talking about Quimixto, a reef break that’s consistent and beginner-friendly.

The water is sitting at 88°F which is about 4°F warmer than normal for this time of year, so get ready for a proper warm bath.

The early days, from July 18th through the 22nd, are mostly small and a bit messy. The highlight of that first week is Sunday, July 19th. You'll get a 4ft SSW swell (17 second period) in the morning and a 2ft SW swell in the afternoon, both with glassy, offshore wind. There’s a strong combined swell energy (933 and 747) meaning the little lines will have some push. But it’s small, so don’t expect anything overhead.

Monday and Tuesday, July 20th and 21st, are trickier with cross-onshore winds messing up the surface, so I’m not recommending those days. The swell bumps up a touch but the quality dives.

The real story starts to unfold on Thursday, July 24th. A clean, glassy morning with a long-period 3ft SSW groundswell (24 seconds) and a massive combined energy reading of 964. That period is so long it’ll be lining up beautifully on this reef, with nice long gaps between sets for an easy paddle out. The water will be glass.

But the standout window, the one that’s got my blood pumping, is from July 26th through July 29th. Starting the morning of Sunday, July 26th with a 5ft SW swell (18 seconds) and glassy conditions – that’s your call to arms. The combined energy is 1419, a moderate energy but the quality is there. It builds quickly. Monday morning, July 27th, you’re looking at a 6ft SSW swell, still glassy. Then Tuesday, July 28th absolutely fires with a 7ft SSW swell, glassy morning, and offshore winds in the afternoon. The energy is pumping at 2827. This is legitimate, clean, groundswell power.

Just a heads up: once the swell gets over 8ft on the 28th, this is expert territory. For the July 26th and 27th sessions, it’s manageable for intermediate surfers getting after it, but it’s proper. The long period means it will hold up perfectly on the reef; it won't just close out.

After that peak, Thursday, July 30th still offers a solid 5ft SSW morning with calm, glassy conditions. Then it starts to taper off into August, with smaller, more onshore days. The last decent morning is August 2nd, a 2ft SSW with glass, a peaceful end to the run.

So, to put a pin in it: if you can only go once, target the mornings of Sunday, July 28th through Tuesday, July 29th. That’s the best, most consistent, and cleanest swell of the whole 16 days.

Rusty.

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