Urbiztondo Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are going to test your patience if you’re chasing waves at Urbiztondo Beach. This is a sandbar setup, generally pretty forgiving for beginners, but right now, the ocean just isn’t playing ball. We’re looking at a long, flat spell before anything even remotely rideable shows up.

Forget about this week. From Sunday the 9th right through to Saturday the 23rd of August, there is essentially nothing on offer. We’re talking tiny dribbles – maybe 0.7ft to 1ft at best – with cross and cross-off winds. There’s some cleaner windows, especially around the 13th and 14th, but honestly, with that little energy, it’s not worth getting wet. The swell energy is weak, reading single digits to a few dozen at most (20, 23, 14). The whole week is a write-off. Don't even bother checking the cam. This is one of those periods where the ocean just goes to sleep.

Then we get to the tail end of the window. Sunday the 24th of August is the only time things wake up. The morning shows a proper pulse: 8.2ft of west swell, with a 10-second period. The energy reading jumps to a strong 1277, which is a massive step up from the nothing we’ve seen. The wind is moderate and cross-shore, which is going to chop it up. The afternoon eases slightly to 7.9ft, but the wind drops to a light breeze, making it cleaner and more promising, with an energy of 1124. This is the standout, and the only real option in the entire 16-day forecast.

For the more experienced crew, this is your window. 8.2ft is too much for beginners, no doubt. For the experts, it could be fun, but it’s a beach break, and a west swell with a 10-second period isn't going to be a classic point-break wall. It'll be more about finding a peak and getting a few powerful shacks. The water temperature is a balmy 85.5°F, which is about normal for this time of year, so nothing weird there.

Fair warning: from the 9th to the 23rd, it’s going to be flat. A week and a half of nothing. It's one of those quiet spells that happen. But with a pulse like that showing up at the end, it proves it never stays poor forever. Keep the board waxed, watch the sky for the storms to pass, and be ready for that Monday the 24th. That’s your day.

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