ISA World Surfing Games – Official Forecast
Updated: Tuesday Evening, June 2nd (Local Nicaragua Time)
BRIEF OVERVIEW
SW swell/surf will gradually increase through the rest of the week, with solid waves due for the weekend of the finals. Meanwhile, good conditions are expected to continue each day. Consistency/shape will fluctuate through the different tide levels. Even some tropical swell from Hurricane Blanca will mix in on Friday and the weekend.
WEDNESDAY (3rd): Old SW swell eases, while a new mix of primary SW swell and secondary S swell build in.
SURF: Look for waist-chest high occasional shoulder-head high sets through the first half of the day, but becoming a little slow and drained out through mid morning on the low tide. Chest-head high sets will continue through the afternoon off the new SW energy, which will be strongest and more consistent after the peak high tide. Likely some slightly overhead waves popping up at the end of the day.
WIND/WEATHER: Light+ becoming moderate offshore ENE wind through the morning, decreasing early afternoon and eventually turning light-moderate onshore from the SW in the second half of the afternoon. Partly cloudy skies.
TIDES: 0.7’ low at 9:05am, 9.3’ high at 3:09pm.
THURSDAY (4th): New/primary SW swell continues to slowly build in. Secondary South swell fades.
SURF: The early morning will start out with chest-head high occasional slightly overhead sets, then becoming a little slow through the mid to late morning on the low tide. Then look for surf to pulse back up mid-day through the early afternoon on the incoming tide push, sets hitting chest-head high to 1-2 feet overhead. Although surf will slow up again around the peak high tide mid-late afternoon.
WIND/WEATHER: Light/variable offshore wind through the morning, becoming light-moderate onshore from the SW in the afternoon. Partly cloudy skies.
TIDES: 0.6’ low at 9:48am, 9.4’ high at 3:51pm.
FRIDAY (5th): Primary SW swell holds, while a small secondary W Blanca swell builds in.
SURF: Look for sets around chest-head high to 1-2 feet overhead all day, which will be strongest between the peak low and high tides. Peaky and becoming a little jumbled for the reef.
WIND/WEATHER: Calm to light/variable wind through the morning, becoming light+ onshore from the WSW in the afternoon. Partly cloudy skies.
TIDES: 0.5’ low at 10:32am, 9.4’ high at 4:34pm.
SATURDAY (6th): Primary SW swell slowly increases further. Secondary W Blanca swell tops out and mixes in.
SURF: Sets hang around chest-head high to 1-2 feet overhead through the morning, picking up to a few feet overhead+ over the afternoon. Note – Surf will be a little more peaky/jumbled for the reef due to the swell combo, but still good waves on tap.
WIND/WEATHER: Light+ becoming moderate offshore East wind through the morning, becoming light in the afternoon from the SE. Partly cloudy skies.
TIDES: 9’ high at 5:06am, 0.4’ low at 11:18am, 9.2’ high at 5:20pm.
SUNDAY (7th): Primary SW swell holds, along with secondary W Blanca swell.
SURF: Mainly around head high to 2-3 feet overhead+ all day, occasional double overhead sets. Note – Surf will be a little more peaky/jumbled for the reef due to the swell combo, but still good waves on tap.
WIND/WEATHER: Light-moderate offshore East wind through the morning, becoming light in the afternoon from the SE-South. Partly cloudy skies.
TIDES: 9’ high at 5:52am, 0.5’ low at 12:07pm, 9’ high at 6:08pm.
SURF OUTLOOK
Lately, we have been watching the progress of a large storm slowly track eastward across the South Pacific, which peaked in intensity yesterday. As a result, a nice long run of SW swell (235-205°) will gradually fill in through the rest of the week. The initial push of this swell will slowly fill in over the next couple days, topping out Thursday afternoon/Friday with chest-head high to overhead sets at Popoyo. The SW swell will then increase further over the weekend with head high to well overhead sets rising up at Main Reef. Sunday will see occasional double overhead sets. Monday the 8th will be the peak of this swell, with surf increasing a notch further. NOTE – Outer Reef will be offering the goods with larger sets during the peak of this swell.
In addition – We currently have Hurricane Blanca developing well offshore to the SW of Mainland Mexico. At this point, Blanca is looking to deliver some secondary West swell to the region, building in Friday and topping out over the weekend, although this won’t add any additional size to the primary SW swell that will be running.
EXTRA NOTES
- Although the left is traditionally the premiere wave at Main Reef, the left and right will be working pretty well on this SW direction.
- The surf for this reef break is expected to become a little jumbled over Friday and the weekend with the combo of SW and W swells, with a shifty take-off zone and some sections down the line.
- Expect the surf to be strongest/most consistent during the incoming tide push, and on the dropping tide. Surf will be a little drained out with sections during the peak low tides, and slow/fat during the peak high tides. However, one of the good things about Main Reef is that is can handle all tides.
Next update: Friday Evening, June 5th. However, feel free to contact me before then if you needed further details.
Jonathan Warren
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