Las Urracas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, checking in on the only game in town for the next couple of weeks, and that’s Las Urracas.

Right now, it’s flat as a pancake and the wind is junk. For the first few days, you’re looking at tiny, messy waves with a weak combined energy of just 95. The swell is small, around 2 ft from the SSW with a short, shapeless period. It’s not worth paddling out for. Tuesday and Wednesday of this week aren’t much better, just choppy and ordinary with barely a bump of 2 ft. We’re in a bit of a lull until Thursday afternoon, when the energy finally starts to climb. The wind goes glassy on Thursday afternoon with a clean 2 ft from the SW at 12 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 271. That’s surfable, but it’s still small. It’s a little taste of what’s coming.

Now, things get real on Friday the 28th of August. A solid 8 ft SW groundswell rolls in with a period of 16 seconds. The combined energy rockets to 2687. That is a powerful, long-period groundswell. For a reef break like Las Urracas, this is prime territory, but at over 8 ft, this is strictly for the experts. The wind is light onshore or cross-on, so it won't be perfect, but the power is there. This size carries through the weekend, dropping from 6 ft on Saturday to 6 ft on Sunday, with the wind getting a bit choppier. The real standout comes on Monday the 31st of August. Clean, glassy conditions right through the day with a 4 ft to 6 ft SW swell, 12-second period, and a combined energy of 733. It’s clean, it’s powerful, and the wind is dead calm or glassy. That’s your best call for intermediate surfers.

Looking further into September, we’ve got another big pulse. Wednesday the 2nd of September afternoon goes dead calm with a 2 ft swell but a very long 20-second period and a combined energy of 798. That’s deceptive power – long lines that will wrap beautifully around the reef. Thursday the 3rd of September afternoon is the absolute standout of the whole run. A 5 ft WSW groundswell at 17 seconds, combined energy of 1415, and glassy wind. That’s textbook. Friday the 4th of September afternoon is also incredible for the experienced crew: 7 ft SW at 16 seconds, glassy, and a massive 2214 combined energy. It’s overhead and powerful but clean as a whistle. After that, the swell slowly fades into the second week, with smaller but still clean 4 ft waves on the morning of the 8th of September, still glassy.

So, big picture: this week is a write-off until Thursday afternoon. Next weekend is solid but a bit messy with the winds. The absolute gems are Monday the 31st of August, and the afternoons of the 3rd and 4th of September. Those are the ones to circle on the calendar. Water temperature is about average for the time of year, so a spring suit will do you fine.

Rusty.

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