Las Urracas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, so to start, the waves at Las Urracas are nothing special. The water’s a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you’re not freezing. The first couple of days, Sunday the 30th and Monday the 31st, are messy. Cross-onshore breeze, waves around 5 to 5 feet with a 12-second period, and it’s just choppy. Not worth rushing out for. The energy is moderate, readings around 650 to 830, but it’s not clean.

Then Tuesday the 1st, everything changes. The wind drops right out, afternoon goes glassy, and you’ve got 3 feet of swell with an 11-12 second period. That’s your first real session—small but clean, perfect for a longboard. The energy ticks up a bit in the afternoon (556), and it feels right. Wednesday the 2nd is similar—morning has a little cross-on from the northwest, but the afternoon is glass again with 4 feet at 10-11 seconds. Those two days are the best of the first week, no doubt.

Thursday the 3rd brings a proper groundswell, period jumping to 17-18 seconds. The size is small, around 3-3 feet, but that long period on a reef is magic. The morning is a bit iffy with a light onshore, but the afternoon is glass. That’s a standout. Friday the 4th is the pick of the whole run—5 feet of southwest swell, 15-16 second period, and a glassy afternoon. Clean, lined-up, and plenty of energy (916-944). If you’ve got one day to surf, that’s it. The weekend drops off a bit—Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th have 4-4 feet with 13-second periods, but the wind goes cross-on again, so it’s a step down.

The second week is a slower grind. Monday the 7th has another pulse of long-period swell, 16 seconds, but only 3-3 feet. The afternoon is glass, so it’s worth a peek, but not memorable. Tuesday the 8th and Wednesday the 9th hover around 3 feet, with periods dropping to 13-15 seconds. Tuesday afternoon is clean, but Wednesday gets chopped up with 15 km/h cross-onshores. By Thursday the 10th through Saturday the 12th, the size drops to 3 feet, periods fade, and the wind keeps messing things up. It’s poor.

There’s a flash of hope on Sunday the 13th and Monday the 14th. The wind goes light and glassy, and there’s still 2-4 feet of swell rolling through. The energy is weak (309-407), but if you’re just keen, it’s a clean little session. But honestly, outside of that Tuesday-Friday stretch in the first week, the pickings are slim. The standout is Friday the 4th. Thursday the 3rd afternoon and Tuesday the 1st afternoon are close seconds. Crowds are always a possibility here, so get out during those glassy windows if you can. Overall, there’s a solid run from Tuesday the 1st through Friday the 4th, then it fades. Don’t plan your life around the second week, but don’t write it off either. Just pick your windows.

Rusty

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