Algarrobo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what's cooking for us here.

Alright, we’re focusing on Algarrobo for this outlook. The water’s sitting at about 56°F, which is pretty normal for this time of year – nothing out of the ordinary here.

The first few days are a bit of a slow start. Tuesday the 25th has some small 2ft groundswell rolling in from the WSW with a nice, long 15-second period between sets. The wind is a light cross-off, so it’ll be clean. The energy is weak (291), so it’s one for the logs or a longboard, really. You’d be scratching for waves but it’s a nice paddle.

Things properly wake up on Wednesday the 26th. This is your standout. Morning has glassy conditions, a solid 5ft of WSW groundswell with a 12-second period, and the energy is building into the moderate range (714). By the afternoon, it’s pushing 6ft and 895 energy. The wind stays cross-off. This is where you want to be – clean, fun waves.

Thursday the 27th sees the swell jump significantly, hitting 12ft from the WSW with a very long 14-second period. The energy is very strong (5029). However, the wind turns onshore and the quality is marginal. At this size, with that long period, it’s going to be a heavy, straight-closing beast at a beach break. This is strictly for experts and might actually be more interesting for kite surfing than a standard paddle.

Friday the 28th is another good shout, dropping a bit to a still-chunky 8ft. The morning is glassy with strong energy (2321). This is excellent for experienced surfers. That long period (13 seconds) will give it power, but at Algarrobo, watch out for it walling up. After that, the weekend sees the swell easing back into the 5ft to 6ft range with light winds and clean conditions, offering very good surf before a run of poor, choppy conditions kicks in from Monday the 31st.

There’s a bit of a dry spell from that Monday right through to Thursday the 3rd of September, with a lot of onshore wind and choppy seas. The surf picks up again on Thursday the 3rd, with a solid 7ft to 7ft swell from the WSW and a 14-second period, but the cross-on wind keeps things from being perfect. It’s marginal at best. After that, the forecast drops right off again into late next week with poor conditions and strong winds. A classic case of two really good days in the middle, then a lot of waiting.

If you can get on it Wednesday or Friday morning, go. The rest of the window is a write-off.

Rusty.

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