Xivares Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get this straight. The next couple of weeks around Xivares aren’t exactly gonna have you sprinting for your board. We’ve got a patchy, pretty gutless stretch of surf ahead, with a few windows that might just save the run. The water’s sitting at about 71°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you can leave the thick rubber at home.

For the first stretch, from Saturday the 8th through to the 19th, we’re looking at a lot of small, weak surf. There’s a pulse early on Sunday morning the 9th, with a waist-high 3ft from the NNW at 10 seconds. It’s glassy, clean, and the combined energy is a modest 122. It’s surfable, but honestly, it’s the kind of day you take out the log and just enjoy the glide. There’s another similar pulse on Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th – again, not big, but the morning windows look clean with light offshore winds. The energy stays in the low hundreds, so don’t expect much push.

The mornings are consistently your best bet throughout this whole period. We’re seeing a lot of glassy conditions before the sea breeze kicks in each afternoon, which mostly ruins things, turning it cross-onshore and bumpy. The swell stays small, mostly in the 1ft to 3ft range, with periods around 8-12 seconds. It’s a bit of a grind, to be honest. The 16th, 17th, and 19th have some tiny, clean morning waves, but they’re marginal at best.

Then we get a gap. From the 20th into the 21st, things start to look a bit more interesting, but not necessarily better for paddling. On the 20th, the swell pushes up to 4ft, but the wind is up and choppy, making it messy. Forget about it.

The real standout, if you can call it that, jumps out for the morning of Friday the 21st of August. The swell jumps to 6ft from the NNW with an 11-second period. The energy readings jump into the strong zone – a solid 923. Now, this is getting into expert territory with the size, and the period is getting long, which at a beach break can make things a little straight, but Xivares is exposed and should handle it. The issue is the wind: it’s only a gentle cross-shore, which is clean-ish, but the sheer size and power for the area is something. This is the most significant swell of the whole run, but with those conditions, it’s for experienced surfers only. It’s promising, but it’s a week out, so don’t book the trip yet.

After that, things drop off again quickly. The 22nd has a lumpy 5ft but from the wrong direction, ENE, and with a short, weak 6-second period. It’s just a confused mess. By the 23rd, it’s back down to ankle-biters.

So, here’s the deal. There’s no epic swell in the window. The best bet is to keep an eye on those clean, glassy mornings, especially the 9th, and the bigger, more powerful swell on the 21st if you’ve got the skills for it. Otherwise, it’s a longboard and low expectations kind of fortnight. It tends not to stay this quiet for long, so don’t lose hope.

Rusty.

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