Las Urracas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. The next couple of weeks are a mixed bag for Las Urracas, but there are some real gems buried in there if you’re willing to pick your moments. The water temperature is sitting at 63°, which is bang on average for this time of year, so no need to dig out the extra rubber.

We’ve got a bit of a lull to kick things off. Wednesday the 15th is a write-off—cross-on wind, marginal conditions, and the swell is messy. Not worth paddling out. Thursday the 16th though, that’s a different story. Thursday morning glassy as hell with a 4ft SW swell running at 13 seconds. That’s a clean, long-period groundswell with solid energy (587). The reef at Las Urracas will be handling that nicely. It’s a standout session for the early part of the outlook.

Friday the 17th drops right off—tiny, ordinary, not worth your time. The weekend looks a bit average until Sunday the 19th. Sunday morning and afternoon are both glassy, with the swell holding around 4 to 4ft from the WSW, period around 12 seconds, and energy in the moderate range (518-558). The wind is dead calm Sunday afternoon, so expect silky clean lines. That’s the other real standout this week.

Monday the 20th afternoon is also glassy with 4ft WSW swell and good energy (518), so that’s worth a mention too. Then Tuesday the 21st through Thursday the 23rd morning turns ugly—cross-on winds, poor conditions, and the swell drops and gets junky. Thursday the 23rd afternoon shows a bump in size to 5ft SW, but it’s cross-on and marginal, so not the pick.

Now, Friday the 24th of July is a big one. Morning shows 6ft SW swell with a massive 13-second period and energy through the roof (1398). That’s a powerful groundswell, but it’s onshore wind in the morning. The afternoon though—glass calm, 6ft SW, period 12 seconds, energy still huge (1305). That’s expert territory, too big for beginners, but for experienced surfers, it’s absolute gold. The optimum swell direction is WSW, and this is coming from the SW, so it’s a touch off the ideal, but still excellent.

Saturday the 25th afternoon cleans up nicely with 5ft SW swell and glassy conditions, but the real standout to close out the outlook is Thursday the 30th of July. Thursday morning delivers 4ft WSW swell with a very long 15-second period and big energy (893), and it’s glassy. Thursday afternoon gets even better—5ft WSW, 14 seconds, energy at 1125, and glassy conditions again. That’s a top-tier session for experienced surfers, clean and powerful. The crowd situation at Las Urracas is “sometimes” busy, so expect some company on those good days.

The gap between the standout Thursday 16th morning and the next good run on Sunday 19th is a few days of mediocrity, but nothing too long. The second week has that massive Friday 24th and the stunning Thursday 30th, so keep an eye on those.

Rusty.

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