Las Urracas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's talk about what's on the cards for Las Urracas over the next couple of weeks. It's been a mixed bag lately, and honestly, the first week needs a bit of patience. The swell that's coming through is a groundswell, with some long periods in there, which is great for this reef setup and should give us some decent shape when conditions line up.

We're starting off on the 11th of September with a bit of a struggle. The swell is hanging around 3ft from the SW, with a nice long 13-second period, but the wind is cross-onshore and it's just choppy and messy. The combined wave energy is moderate at 372, but the quality is poor. The water temp feels about average for this time of year. Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th are more of the same – waist-high swell, cross-onshore breeze, not much to write home about. It looks a bit more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer during these days, to be honest.

We do get a little bump on Monday the 14th. The swell drops to 2ft, but the period stretches out to a very long 18 seconds. The combined energy is actually strong at 514, but with the cross-onshore wind, it's still just marginal. Tuesday the 15th is similar, and then the middle of the week from the 16th to the 18th is pretty much a write-off with poor conditions and weak, choppy surf. That's a solid stretch of nearly six days with nothing worthwhile.

Now, hold on to your board shorts, because things turn around on Saturday the 19th of September. The morning looks magic. It's glassy as a mirror, with a clean 3ft SW groundswell at 11 seconds. The combined energy is a solid moderate 263. This is one of the true standouts in the period – glassy conditions on a quality reef break are what dreams are made of. It won't be huge, but it will be clean and fun.

The next real standout comes on Monday the 21st. We see a bump in size to 5ft from the SW. The period is a short 8 seconds, but it doesn't matter because the wind is dead calm, glassy. The wave energy is moderate at 342. Perfect, clean chest-to-head-high surf. It's a great size for intermediates but might be a touch big for beginners.

Tuesday the 22nd keeps the magic alive with another glassy morning, 4-5ft SW swell at 10 seconds. The energy is 322. The afternoon stays glassy too. By Wednesday the 23rd it drops off a bit to 3-4ft, still glassy in the morning, but the energy is lower. Then look at Thursday the 24th morning – glassy again with a 3-4ft SW swell, but this time the period jumps to a very long 12 seconds and the combined energy is strong at 451. This is the best-looking swell in the whole period, but it's further out, so we'll call it promising.

Friday the 25th and Saturday the 26th of September also show glassy mornings with clean, long-period swells. Saturday the 26th is particularly good on paper with a combined energy of 515 and a solid 4ft. The forecast is less certain this far out, but the signs are all good for a real run of autumn perfection. So keep your fingers crossed, and I'll see you in the water.

Rusty.

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