Xa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s shred it. Rusty here, breaking down the next 16 days for Xa. It’s a mixed bag, but we’ve got some killer windows.

The big one is Wednesday morning, August 26th. We’re looking at a clean 3 ft swell from the SSE, with a long period of 14 seconds—that’s proper groundswell, good energy, and long lulls. The wind is dead calm, glassy as can be. Combined energy is 598 (moderate), and the water temp is about average for this time of year. Crowds are possible, but it’s a reef break for advanced surfers only, and it’s very consistent. The optimum swell direction is E, but the SSE is working beautifully with the glassy conditions. This is the standout.

That afternoon, the swell bumps to 5 ft, still SSE, with a 16-second period (very long period). The energy jumps to 1842 (strong), but the wind turns cross-onshore at 10 km/h, so it gets lumpy. Better to stick to the morning.

Thursday, August 27th, morning is a 6 ft SSE swell at 15 seconds (1623 energy), but light cross-shore wind at 5 km/h with rain—still a bit messy. Thursday afternoon cleans up: 5 ft, same direction, 15-second period, with cross-offshore wind at 5 km/h. That’s clean and excellent for experienced surfers.

Friday, August 28th, fades. Morning is 4 ft, 13-second period (548 energy) with cross-shore wind at 15 km/h—marginal. Afternoon is 4 ft with a 12-second period, but 25 km/h cross-onshore wind makes it rubbish.

From Saturday, August 29th, through Tuesday, September 1st, the swell is 4 ft to 7 ft from the ENE or NE, but periods are short (6 to 8 seconds), and winds are 25 to 35 km/h cross or cross-onshore. It’s choppy, lumpy, and poor. The energy is weak to moderate (238 to 678). Not worth it.

Wednesday, September 2nd: 6 ft from the S, 6-second period, cross-offshore at 35 km/h, but energy is low (388) and it’s poor conditions.

Thursday, September 3rd, is a small window. Morning: 3 ft from the E, 8-second period, cross-offshore at 15 km/h, clean and with 232 energy (weak). It’s small but decent. Afternoon is even smaller at 2 ft with an 11-second period, but marginal.

From Friday, September 4th, to the end (September 10th), it’s mostly small, weak, and messy. Waves range from 2 ft to 4 ft, periods are short to moderate (6 to 12 seconds), and winds are cross or cross-onshore. The energy is weak (137 to 408). The morning of September 10th has a 6 ft SSE swell with a 7-second period, but cross-shore wind at 20 km/h makes it marginal.

The best is Wednesday morning, August 26th: glassy, 3 ft SSE groundswell, reef break, absolute perfection for advanced surfers. Thursday afternoon is a solid backup. The rest is mostly waiting for the next swell.

Rusty.

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