Zicatela Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, giving you the lowdown on Zicatela. This stretch has some serious muscle, so let's dive in.

We’ve got a solid run of surf starting right now. The water is sitting at 87°, which is a touch warmer than what’s normal for this time of year, so you might not need that full suit just yet.

Saturday the 29th is the real standout. The morning session is firing with a 6ft SSW groundswell and a long 16-second period. This is a ton of energy (1626), and with a glassy 3 mph west wind, it’s going to be clean. This is proper, powerful stuff – over 5ft, so it’s not a beginner wave, but for experienced surfers, this is the pick of the whole window. The afternoon gets a little choppier with a cross-on breeze, so make the most of that early session.

Sunday the 30th sees the swell easing a bit to 5ft, but it's still from the SW with a good 14-second period. Both the morning and afternoon are glassy, so it'll be clean and fun. The combined energy (923 and 822) is still solid.

Monday the 31st brings a slight shift, with the swell coming more from the SSW at 4ft. The morning is glassy and looks like a nice, clean session. The afternoon gets onshore, so the windows are definitely in the mornings.

The first week of September holds on, but the size drops. Tuesday the 1st and Wednesday the 2nd are smaller, around 3ft to 3ft, but those glassy mornings will still offer some fun waves, especially Wednesday with a 16-second period that might surprise you. Thursday the 3rd morning is tiny at 3ft but with an 18-second period, though the afternoon swells back up to 4ft with the same long period, but also a risk of tstorms and onshore wind.

Now, look ahead. Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th are another solid push. Friday morning has a 5ft SW swell (1665 energy) and glassy conditions – excellent for those who know what they’re doing. Saturday the 5th morning is similar with a 6ft SSW swell and zero wind. These are promising, but a week out, just keep an eye on the details.

The second week is a bit more of a mixed bag. The swells linger but start to fade. Sunday the 6th and Monday the 7th have 5ft and 4ft SSW swells, with glassy mornings still offering clean conditions. Tuesday the 8th is small, but Wednesday the 9th picks up again to 3ft from the SW. The real blip to watch is Thursday the 10th morning – a 4ft SW swell with a 17-second period and glassy wind, which could be a sneaky good session.

It starts to fade out more consistently from Friday the 11th onward. By Saturday the 13th, the swell drops to 3ft and gets messy. The final Sunday the 14th is just a whisper of 2ft swell with a long period, but with onshore wind, it's not really worth the paddle.

So, to sum it up: Saturday morning the 29th and those Friday/Saturday mornings on the 4th and 5th are your absolute best bets. Get on it early, because the afternoons tend to get a bit bumpy or windy. This is a punchy, exposed break, so treat it with respect.

Stay stoked.

Rusty

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