Aviones Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey, Rusty here. I've looked over the 16-day run for Aviones (a reef break that's exposed to the north), and I gotta be honest – it's looking pretty bleak. There isn't a single session that would get me out of bed. Every single score is a zero, and when you see that, you know the surf is just not on.

We start on Friday the 11th of September with some swell – about 3.6ft from the east, with a combined energy reading of 185 (moderate). But it's all wind swell, with a short period of 8 seconds, and the wind is a solid 25 km/h from the east, blowing cross-off. The wave state is either "clean" or has a "moderate cross-shore chop" depending on the time of day, but it doesn't matter. The surf quality is just "poor." It's not going to be a good time.

It only gets smaller from there. By Saturday the 12th, the swell is down to 3ft, and for the whole 16 days it barely ever cracks 3.3ft. The wave energy drops fast – from that 185 on Friday, it falls into the weak range (like 124 on Saturday morning) and then just keeps sinking into the 50s and 60s. Take Monday the 14th: the morning has a combined energy of 127 (moderate) with a 9-second period, but again, that east-northeast wind is cross, and the surf is poor.

Then, around the 20th of September, we hit a real dry spell. From Sunday the 20th onwards, the swell just disappears. We're looking at 1.3ft, 1ft – barely a ripple. The combined energy readings are ridiculously low, like 17 on the 21st. You'd be lucky to get a wave. It's a proper blank run, and for this spot, it's not that unusual when the season goes quiet.

So here's the bottom line: there is no standout session. Nothing. The swell is small, the periods are short, and the wind is messing up what little wave there is. If you want to paddle out, you're chasing tiny, weak wind swell. I'd be giving this a miss. I'll see you when the ocean wakes up again.

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