Las Urracas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. We've got a decent run of surf coming up at Las Urracas, but you've gotta pick your moments. This reef break is very consistent and exposed to the swell, so it’ll see waves most days, but the quality is all over the shop early on. The southwest swell direction is spot-on for this spot. First thing to note – the water is sitting at a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, about 65°, so you might even get away with a springsuit.

The first half of this stretch is pretty average. Tuesday the 18th kicks off with a moderate 5ft of WSW groundswell (13 seconds), but that cross-breeze from the NNW makes it a bit bumpy. That combined swell energy is strong though, reading 1098. It’s surfable, but not the clean stuff we’re after. Wednesday and Thursday drop right off into the 2ft to 3ft range with mostly cross-onshore wind, making it choppy and weak. Honestly, not worth paddling out for.

Things finally clean up properly from Thursday afternoon the 20th. It's still small – only 3ft – but the wind goes glassy, and that 14-second period starts putting some shape into the waves. This is where you’ll find some fun little lines if you’ve got a log or a mid-length. Friday morning the 21st stays glassy, but it's tiny at 2ft. The afternoon bumps up to a fuller 3ft but the period drops to just 8 seconds, so it'll be a bit fat and weak, though still clean.

The weekend, the 22nd and 23rd, stays tiny with glassy conditions – 3ft to 3ft – so it’s really only a longboard session. Then we hit a dead patch from Sunday afternoon through to basically Wednesday the 27th. The swell disappears, the winds turn onshore, and the combined energy drops into the low hundreds (like 114 to 163). Not much happening in the water.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. Friday the 28th afternoon, the swell starts to fill back in. You’ve got a 4ft, 17-second long-period groundswell from the SW, and a light cross-offshore breeze from the north. The energy is ramping up to 944 and the conditions go clean. That’ll be a proper session for intermediates – long, lined-up waves off the reef.

But the real standout is Saturday the 29th. That afternoon session looks absolutely pumping. The swell jumps to a solid 7ft – that’s expert territory – with a 14-second period and glassy conditions. The combined energy is a massive 1935. For anyone who charges, this is the pick of the whole 16-day window. Be warned, the morning is a bit wind-affected, but by the afternoon, the wind drops to glass and you’ll get big, clean southwest lines rolling in. This is the one to pencil in.

From there, Sunday the 30th and Monday the 31st drop back a touch to the 5ft to 6ft range, and the wind stays light and offshore or glassy, so there’s plenty of good, high-quality surf for the confident intermediate. The first few days of September look smaller, around waist-high, but clean again if the tide plays nice. The long-range stuff on the 2nd of September gets chopped up by a 12 mph south-southwest wind, so that one's a write-off.

So to sum it up: the first week is lean and onshore. If you want a clean little wave, wait for Thursday afternoon and Friday. For the serious action, you’re looking at the 29th of August – that’s your best shot. After that, the good but smaller waves keep rolling through to the end of the month.

Rusty.

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