Las Urracas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what's cookin'.

The next couple of weeks are going to dish up some proper waves, but the absolute standout is shaping up to be on Monday the 17th of August. The water is 65°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so the first duck-dive will feel pretty good.

The forecast kicks off with a beauty. Monday morning at Las Urracas is a glassy dream. We've got a clean 3ft swell rolling in from the SW, with a very long 14-second period – that's real groundswell energy. The wind is dead calm, just a slight north breeze, making it glassy. The combined swell energy is solid at 440, so there's plenty of push. This is a reef break that is very consistent and exposed to the swell, and with an offshore wind direction from the ENE, it’s going to be clean all morning. The afternoon stays clean with a cross-off breeze and waves still around 3ft.

Tuesday the 18th sees the swell bump up a bit. The morning has a bit of a cross-shore wind, but the afternoon cleans right up with a light north breeze and 5ft SW groundswell. It’s packing a lot of energy at 775. This is good, but Monday morning is the real standout early on.

The middle of the week gets a bit messy and wind-affected, with Wednesday and Thursday bringing less ideal conditions. Thursday afternoon, however, is a redemption window with a glassy 3ft SW swell.

Moving into the end of the first week, Friday the 21st is worth the paddle. Both the morning and afternoon are glassy, with a 2ft to 3ft SW swell. The period drops to 8 seconds in the afternoon, so it’s a bit shorter and mushier, but the clean conditions will still make it fun.

The second week kicks off with a bit of a lull in size and energy, but the conditions stay clean. From the 26th of August onward, we start seeing some interesting pulses of long-period swell again.

Now, for the real highlight of the whole forecast: the end of August into September. The standout session looks like Friday the 28th of August. The morning is glassy with a beautiful 4ft SW groundswell with a very long 18-second period. The combined energy is a hefty 906, meaning there’s some grunt in the water. With the wind light and offshore from the WSW, it’s going to be a session to remember at this reef. Just be aware that a long-period swell like this (over 15 seconds) can be a bit straight at some beach breaks, but at a reef point like Las Urracas, it’s prime territory. Saturday the 29th also has some decent size, pushing up to 5ft, but the wind is a little onshore or variable, so the quality is a bit more questionable.

So, to sum it up: if you can only pick one window, make it Monday the 17th of August for a glassy start, or Friday the 28th of August for a bigger, longer-period groundswell with clean morning conditions. The whole period is active, but don’t waste your time on the choppy afternoons in the middle of the first week.

Rusty.

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