Ticla Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, and I’ve been digging into the forecast for the next couple of weeks. It’s a slow start, but there’s a real gem of a session if you’re willing to wait.

We’re looking at Ticla for the entire run. It’s a classic point break, wide open to the south swell. The water is sitting at 88° – a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you’ll be fine in a shorty or just boardies.

The action kicks off on Thursday, July 30th with a solid pulse. First thing in the morning, it’s glassy – dead calm. We’ve got a 5ft SSW groundswell, with a very long 14-second period, and the combined energy is a solid (1042). That’s moderate energy, but it’s got some punch. This is clean, powerful stuff for experienced surfers; beginners will find it a lot to handle. The afternoon goes onshore and messy, so be there at dawn.

Friday the 31st sees the swell ease to 4ft, but again, a glassy morning with clean, long-period lines. The locals will be out. Saturday and Sunday drop into the 3ft range, with the wind turning cross-offshore Saturday morning – still clean, but smaller. The afternoons are blown out by a westerly, so the window is the mornings only.

From the 3rd of August onward, the swell drops right off, down to 2ft or 2ft, and we hit a real lull. The energy drops to (152). It’s surfable, but pretty ordinary. You’ll be working for scraps. This lull lasts a solid four days, until the 6th of August.

Then, things start to shift. On Thursday, August 6th, we see a new SSW swell pushing in at 2ft, but the period is a massive 18 seconds. That’s a long-period groundswell, and the energy jumps to (501). The glassy morning is the pick.

The real standout, the one you need to save the date for, is Friday, August 7th (morning) . The swell jumps to 4ft, still from the SSW, with that same long 18-second period. The combined energy is pumping at (974) – that’s strong wave energy. The wind is a clean cross-offshore from the east, and the call is for “very good surf conditions.” This is the best session on offer. The long period will make it a bit racy, but for a point like Ticla, it’s going to produce some long, lined-up walls. The crowd factor is listed as “sometimes,” so expect a few people.

The next few mornings after that keep offering clean, 4ft SSW swell, with good energy readings in the 800s and 900s, but the wind gets a bit more on it. The mornings of the 8th, 9th, and 10th still look good, with the 10th of August morning having a cross-off breeze and solid energy (551). The afternoon of the 10th is a glassy 2ft swell, but with a 20-second period – that’s an incredibly long wait between sets, more of a novelty.

The second week settles into a pattern: 4ft SW swell, with glassy or cross-off mornings. The 12th, 13th, and 14th of August mornings all look clean and promising. The energy stays in the moderate-to-strong range (549 to 879). It won’t be as big as the 7th, but it’ll be consistent and fun. The afternoons are largely a washout with onshore winds.

So, the call is this: if you can only get out one day, make it Friday, August 7th, first light. That’s the pick of the whole run. The rest of the mornings are good, but that one is a standout. Rusty, signing off.

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