Zippers-Costa Azul Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the next two weeks for Zippers-Costa Azul. It’s a beach and reef setup, exposed to the south, and it’s a consistent spot that can handle a bit of size. The crew is often around here, so don't expect solitude.

The water temperature is about average for this time of year, nothing wild to report.

The first few days are a bit of a mixed bag, but we’ve got some real quality hiding in the second week. The energy starts around moderate levels, with the combined swell energy reading 570 early on Wednesday the 15th, and it fluctuates from there.

For the first week, things are marginal. Wednesday the 15th has a 4ft SSE swell, but the wind is cross-on, making it a bit messy. Thursday the 16th is small, with a 2ft S swell, but Thursday afternoon glass-off is a treat – a 2ft SW groundswell with a 19-second period (very long) and glassy conditions. The combined energy is 305, so it’s weak, but for a longboard or a funboard, that’s a clean, peelable wave. Friday the 17th through to the 23rd is mostly a write-off with onshore winds and marginal surf. The combined energy climbs to over 1000 on the 19th, but the wind is cross-on, so it’s not worth chasing.

The real standout comes on Saturday the 25th. Saturday morning is the pick of the entire forecast. We’ve got a 4ft SW groundswell with a 20-second period, glassy wind, and the combined energy is a solid 1468. The conditions are described as excellent for experienced surfers. That’s a proper long-period groundswell, so it will be groomed and powerful at Zippers’ reef. The afternoon holds up with a 5ft SW swell and clean cross-off wind, energy jumping to 2356. This is the session to circle on the calendar. Because it’s a long-period swell, it’s going to be best on the reef section, not the beach.

Sunday the 26th and Monday the 27th are still surfable, but the wind starts to get a bit cross-on or choppy, and the energy is still high (over 1500), so it’s for the more experienced crew. By Tuesday the 29th, we get another clean window with a 4ft SSW swell and cross-off wind, energy at 1064 – another good morning for those who missed the Saturday standouts.

Overall, this is a two-week forecast that builds slowly. The 16-day window has a big gap of poor conditions from the 17th to the 23rd, so don’t get your hopes up for that middle week. The 25th is the absolute standout, with the 29th morning as a solid backup.

Rusty.

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