Surf Forecasts:
Las Urracas surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 5 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 6 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period, SW swell with 1,287 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 5 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Las Urracas this week:
The surf forecast for Las Urracas over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 05) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 1.3m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Las Urracas in the next 16 days are 1.6m 16s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 06) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Sun 5th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Sun 5th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Mon 6th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Las Urracas over the next 16 days.
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Alright, Rusty here, checking the charts for Las Urracas. Gotta be straight with you: the first few days are a bit of a bummer for a spot that usually pumps. Don’t rush out the door just yet.
Water temp is about 64°, so nothing out of the ordinary for this time of year.
We’ve got a long stretch of so-so conditions from Sunday, July 5th, through the middle of the week. Swell is coming from the southwest, but the wind is a pain – cross-on, light to gentle, putting a little crinkle on the surface. Wave heights are 4ft to 5ft, but the quality is poor. The combined swell energy is moderate, between 1000 and 1400 in the early days, but it’s not making for clean waves. The period is long, 16 to 18 seconds, which is a proper groundswell, but the wind and tide are working against it.
Your best bet in that first week is Wednesday morning, July 8th. It goes glassy, with a clean 3ft swell from the southwest and a 14-second period. Energy is moderate (459), but with zero wind, it’ll be smooth. Not a massive day, but the most surfable of the bunch.
After that, it’s a bit of a lull from the 9th to the 12th. There are a few glassy moments, but the swell drops and the consistency isn’t there for a standout. July 14th shows a little pulse again with a 4ft swell from the west-southwest and an 18-second period, pushing energy over 1000, but the wind is cross-on again.
The real winner, the one to circle on the calendar, is July 18th. Saturday morning and afternoon both go glassy. Swell is a clean 3ft from the southwest, with a 13-second period. The energy is moderate (528), but the wind is calm, then glassy. It’s a reef break, so that long-period groundswell will wrap in nicely and give you some proper waves. This is the best session of the whole outlook. Crowds can be a thing here sometimes, so get an early start.
July 14th Tuesday also has a moment with a 3ft swell from the west-southwest and an 18-second period, energy at 1005, but the wind is onshore, so it’s a coin flip. Worth watching, but not a guarantee.
Don’t stress the early flat spell. July 18th is the day. The rest of the second week has some smaller, clean windows but nothing to get too excited about.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 710 | 1213 | 1256 | 1225 | 1087 | 871 | 704 | 543 | 407 | 309 | 534 | 636 | 683 | 598 | 632 | 451 | 552 | 465 | 590 | 269 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:37AM0.91m | 1:16PM1.17m | 2:30AM0.96m | 2:01PM1.09m | 3:27AM1.04m | 2:56PM1.01m | 4:26AM1.13m | 4:02PM0.93m | 5:24AM1.23m | 5:15PM0.88m | 6:20AM1.34m | 6:25PM0.86m | 7:14AM1.44m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36PM0.39m | 6:53AM0.58m | 8:11PM0.39m | 7:59AM0.62m | 8:50PM0.39m | 9:18AM0.63m | 9:33PM0.39m | 10:45AM0.61m | 10:22PM0.38m | 12:05PM0.54m | 11:15PM0.36m | 1:13PM0.46m | 00:10AM0.33m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 |
 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | 6:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 198 | 1213 | 1256 | 1225 | 1087 | 871 | 704 | 543 | 407 | 309 | 534 | 636 | 683 | 598 | 632 | 451 | 552 | 465 | 590 | 135 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | WSW 12 | SW 7 | WSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 710 | 166 | 147 | 143 | 109 | 107 | 93 | 73 | 49 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 37 | 85 | 56 | 79 | 269 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | SW 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 13 | W 16 | WSW 12 | W 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 161 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 125 | 5 | 82 | 5 | 68 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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