Las Urracas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here with a look at the coming swell window for Las Urracas. This reef setup is a very consistent spot, exposed to the SW, and it’s got some proper pulses lining up for us. The water is sitting at 65°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you can leave the thick rubber at home.

The first few days are a bit of a tease. Wednesday the 26th and Thursday the 27th of August are mostly small with that 2ft to 3ft WSW swell, and the winds are cross-on or light onshore, so it’s not really doing much. The combined energy is weak, only around 176 to 216, and the call is marginal surf. You’re better off waiting.

Then Friday the 28th of August brings a proper jump: 8ft of SW swell with a long 16-second period, and the combined energy rockets up to 2687. That’s moderate to strong energy, but the wind is still onshore at 6 mph, and the surf quality is only rated marginal. It’s not clean, so it’s a bit of a miss for me.

The real standout hits Saturday the 29th of August. The morning is glassy – absolutely dead calm, 3 mph from the WSW, and you’ve got 6ft of SW swell at 14 seconds. The combined energy is 1347, which is moderate, but the conditions are described as excellent for experienced surfers. This is the window. The swell is over 5ft, so it’s not for beginners, but for intermediate crew, this is the pick of the whole forecast. The afternoon gets a bit cross-on, so hit the early session.

The rest of the first week stays in the 4ft to 5ft range, but the winds are cross-on or light onshore, keeping things from really firing. The combined energy drops under 1000, and it’s mostly marginal surf.

Into the second week, Tuesday the 1st of September afternoon turns glassy again with 5ft of SW swell and an 11-second period. The combined energy is 693, and the forecast says expect very good surf conditions. That’s a solid session if you’re flexible on timing.

Wednesday the 2nd of September sees the swell drop to 2ft but the period stretches to 18 seconds – that’s very long-period groundswell. The combined energy is 567, but that long period will make it break straight at the beach; this reef could handle it better, but the small size means it’s a marginal call.

The real standout in the second week is Friday the 4th of September afternoon. Glassy again, 3 mph from the WSW, with 5ft of SW swell at 14 seconds and combined energy of 794. The forecast says expect very good surf conditions. That’s the one to circle.

The next decent window pops up on Wednesday the 9th of September afternoon: glassy, 4ft of SW swell, with a 16-second period and combined energy of 977. Again, very good conditions expected. After that, the swell fades into the 10th of September with more cross-on winds.

The Saturday the 29th of August morning is the absolute best on offer, no question. The Friday the 4th of September afternoon is a close second. Crowds are listed as “sometimes” at Las Urracas, so you might get a few others with the same idea on those glassy days.

Rusty.

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