Zippers-Costa Azul Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a proper look at what's coming down the line for Zippers-Costa Azul over the next couple of weeks. It's a mixed bag, but there’s some serious juice on the horizon for those who can handle it.

The big story is a massive pulse of long-period groundswell arriving from the SSW, and the standout window is the morning of July 29. That's the one you want to circle on the calendar. We're looking at a 10ft SSW groundswell with a very long 15-second period, and the wind is forecast to be glassy. Absolutely pristine conditions. The combined swell energy is pumping at 3615, which is strong. This is expert territory – at 10ft, this is not for beginners. The water temp is 87°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – a solid 6°F anomaly, so it’s weirdly hot out there.

Before that, the weekend of July 25-26 kicks things off with some solid, clean surf. On Saturday the 25th, the morning session is your best bet. You've got a 4ft SSW swell with a very long 20-second period, and a light 5 km/h W cross-off wind (about 3 mph). The water is warm and the energy is strong at 1405. Saturday afternoon bumps up to 6ft but with a stronger 15 km/h wind (9 mph). Sunday the 26th is still decent but gets a bit jumbled – 5ft SW with a cross wind in the morning.

There’s a downturn through the end of July and beginning of August. From July 30 onwards, the swell starts to fade, dropping below 3ft by August 1st. It stays pretty poor and small until August 5th.

Then, on August 5th, things get weird but interesting. A big, short-period (9 seconds) ESE swell hits hard – 13ft in the afternoon. The combined energy is strong at 2725, but this is a beach and reef setup, and with that short period and a 20 km/h cross-off wind (12 mph), it’s going to be a powerful, choppy mess more suited for a kite session than a paddle board. The morning of the 5th is 12ft but with a cross-chop – still not ideal.

The surf fades out again after that, with a final small pulse on August 7th offering glassy conditions on a tiny 2ft swell from the SSW with a 17-second period. It'll be clean, but barely rideable. By August 9th, we're back to flat, poor conditions.

To sum it up: if you're experienced, the absolute pick of the fortnight is the morning of July 29. If that's too big or too far out, the mornings of July 25 and 30 offer solid, clean waves with excellent conditions. Be ready for a long flat spell after that, with only a messy, oversized windswell on August 5th to break it up.

Rusty.

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