Villa Bonita Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. This is Rusty.

The next 16 days are pretty much all about Villa Bonita and one long, beautiful run of SSW groundswell. The wave energy starts moderate and builds into some serious numbers mid-week. The water temp? No anomaly flagged, so figure it’s pretty average for the time of year – nothing weird going on there.

The first call is Saturday morning (July 4th). Glassy, calm, with a 3 ft SSW swell running on a very long 16-second period. Energy is moderate at 583. It’s clean, it’s small – fun for a longboard but not a standout.

Now Sunday morning (July 5th) – that’s where it starts to get cooking. The swell pushes to 4 ft from the SSW, still that long 17-second period, and the energy jumps to 1161 (moderate to strong). Glassy conditions with a light NW wind. This is excellent for experienced surfers. Clean, lined up, and that long period will make the paddle-out easy between sets. This is top-tier for the period.

Monday morning (July 6th) keeps the quality high: 3 ft, SSW, but the period extends to 20 seconds – that’s very long period groundswell. Energy is 1583 (strong). Glassy conditions again. For a point break or reef setup, this would be magic. At a beach break, that long period can make it a bit straight, but the clean conditions and power are undeniable. Still excellent.

Tuesday morning (July 7th) sees the biggest size so far: 6 ft, SSW, 18-second period, and energy at 1802 (strong to very strong). Glassy with a WNW breeze. This is expert-level stuff – over 5 ft and powerful. For the experienced crew, this is the standout of the week.

Wednesday morning (July 8th) is another excellent morning: 5 ft, SSW, 16-second period, glassy, calm, energy at 1291. The afternoons consistently drop off due to onshore or cross-onshore winds, so mornings are the key.

For the second week, the pattern holds. The mornings on Thursday (July 9th) through Saturday (July 11th) stay around 4 ft to 4 ft, SSW, with periods from 15 to 16 seconds. Glassy or clean conditions. Energy stays moderate to strong. Not quite the peak of the first week, but still very good surf.

Sunday morning (July 12th) is a bit smaller at 4 ft, with a shorter 14-second period, but still clean with a cross-offshore breeze.

Monday (July 13th) is small – 3 ft, 13-second period – but glassy both morning and afternoon. It’s a nice mellow day.

The next real spike comes Tuesday morning (July 14th): only 2 ft but a very long 18-second SSW pulse, clean and glassy. Then Tuesday afternoon goes downhill with a 5 ft SSE windswell (short period, 10 seconds) and moderate cross-shore wind. That afternoon is only for the desperate.

Wednesday morning (July 15th) is another glassy start, 5 ft from the SSE but only 9-second period – windswell, less appealing.

Thursday morning (July 16th) brings back 5 ft SSW, 10-second period, clean with a cross-offshore breeze.

Friday morning (July 17th) is 4 ft from the SW, 10-second period, glassy.

The last real standout is Saturday morning (July 18th): 4 ft from the WSW, 13-second period, glassy, with strong energy at 1028. Excellent conditions again.

Overall, the window of true excellence is Sunday (July 5th) through Wednesday (July 8th) mornings. The best of the best is Tuesday morning (July 7th) – biggest size, groundswell, glassy, powerful. After that, quality holds but at a slightly lower level, with a few more windswell days mixed in.

Crowds at Villa Bonita are listed as “sometimes” – so expect company, especially on those cracker mornings, but not a circus.

Rusty.

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