Las Urracas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, crew. Rusty here, looking at what the ocean’s got on the menu for the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a good run ahead, but you have to pick your moments.

The main event is Las Urracas. This reef is a consistent performer, and it’s about to light up. We kick off on the morning of Wednesday, August 5th. The water is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, sitting right around 66°F, which is a nice little bonus.

The first real standout is that Wednesday morning session. We’ve got a clean 5 ft swell rolling in from the SW, with a solid 12-second period. The wind is dead calm, glassy. That’s the kind of start to the day that makes the paddle out feel like a dream. The combined energy is a moderate 824.

It gets even better in the afternoon. The swell holds at 5 ft, the wind goes to absolute zero, still glassy. This is the best on offer for the first week. The water is flat, the lines will be clean, and you’ll be surfing a perfect reef break.

We’ve got a few days of good-to-excellent surf following that. Thursday afternoon, August 6th sees the swell drop a touch to 4 ft, but the period stretches out to a very long 16 seconds. That’s a proper groundswell, pushing a strong energy reading of 1163. It’s going to produce some beautiful, powerful lines. That swell will really connect at this reef.

Friday the 7th is a bit of a tease. The morning looks a bit tricky, but the afternoon glass-off returns with the same 5 ft SW swell. Friday afternoon is another golden window – clean, glassy, and good energy.

Now, don’t get too comfortable. Starting Saturday the 8th, things get a bit lumpy for a few days. The wind swings cross-onshore, and the quality drops. The swell sticks around, but it’s going to be a bit of a battle out there. A few afternoons might clean up, but the morning sessions will be touch-and-go. There’s a rough patch from the 9th through the 12th where the cross-onshore winds and chop will make it less appealing. The 12th looks particularly poor, so stay home that day.

We crawl out of that a bit around the 13th and 14th. The energy drops, and the swells get smaller, but the period stays long, which is interesting for a reef. Friday afternoon, August 14th is a sneaky good call. The wind goes glass, and you could score some clean, long-period lines at about 3 ft.

Looking further out, the week from Monday the 17th shows some promise again. Monday afternoon, August 17th looks like another glassy gem with a 4 ft SW swell. The real dark horse, though, might be Tuesday morning on August 18th. That morning shows a jump to 6 ft from the SW with a cross-onshore wind, so it won't be perfect, but if the breeze swings lighter, that’s a deep, powerful swell. It’s a long-range call, but one to watch.

For the intermediates out there, stick to the Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday afternoons of the first week for the cleanest, most rewarding waves. The second week is more about picking your windows, but the ocean is generally active. It tends not to stay quiet for long here.

Signing off, Rusty.

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