Las Urracas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the pipeline for Las Urracas. This reef set-up is exposed to the swell and picks up a nice WSW direction, which is right in its wheelhouse. The water is sitting at 65° right now, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – nice for a long session without needing a thick suit.

We start off with a bit of a slow burner. Friday the 17th is a write-off with tiny 2ft swell and poor conditions. Saturday the 18th shows some promise picking up. The morning is a bit average with 4ft and cross-on wind, but the afternoon is where it gets interesting. The wind goes glassy, dead calm, with 4ft of swell. It’s not huge, but that clean, calm surface will make it super fun.

Now, Sunday the 19th is the real standout in the first week. The morning glass-off with a slight air from the NW and 5ft of groundswell from the WSW, period hitting 12 seconds. That’s proper, clean, punchy surf (736 combined energy). The afternoon holds with 5ft and still glassy. This is the best on offer for the early run – sunrise session will be magic.

Monday the 20th afternoon goes glassy again with 4ft and a 12-second period (501 energy). That’s another solid window. The rest of the week from Tuesday the 21st through Thursday the 24th is a bit mixed. The swell hangs around 3ft to 6ft, but we’re dealing with light cross-onshore breezes, so it’s a little bumpy. Still rideable, but not the clean perfection of the weekend.

Friday the 24th afternoon flips again – some clouds, a slight air from the NW, and 5ft of 10-second swell (592 energy) going glassy. That’s a nice little reset. Saturday the 25th afternoon also looks good with a clean cross-off breeze and 4ft from the SW.

Then we hit a dry spell. Sunday the 26th and Monday the 27th have small swell, 2ft to 3ft, but with very long periods of 16 to 18 seconds. That’s pure groundswell, but it’s tiny. Tuesday the 28th picks up a bit – 4ft by the afternoon and the energy is climbing to 1011 – but the wind is still cross-onshore, keeping it from being great.

Alright, now for the second week. Wednesday the 29th is the absolute standout of the whole outlook. Morning and afternoon both show 6ft of solid SW groundswell at 13 seconds, with glassy conditions. The combined energy is massive – 1137 in the morning, 1182 in the afternoon. This is excellent surf, but at 6ft on a reef, it’s pushing into intermediate territory. For the experienced crew, this is going to be firing. The direction is bang on the optimum WSW.

Thursday the 30th is still very good, with 5ft and clean cross-off winds in the morning, dropping to 4ft and glassy in the afternoon. Friday the 31st has a small morning window with 3ft and glassy conditions, but it fades out. The first of August starts with a bit of a whimper – 3ft to 3ft and bumpy cross-onshore wind.

So, to wrap it up: if you’ve got a choice, do not miss Sunday the 19th for the cleanest early waves, and mark Wednesday the 29th for the biggest, juiciest groundswell of the run. The rest has windows, but those two days are the ones to circle on the calendar.

Stay stoked,
Rusty

Read more