Celestino Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at what’s on over the next couple of weeks. The swell is coming from the SSW, which is a good direction for Celestino, a point break that’s consistent and exposed. The water is sitting at 89°F which is much warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s a serious anomaly, you’ll be sweating in the lineup.

The first few days are a bit of a mixed bag, honestly. Wednesday the 29th has some solid energy pumping in – we’re talking about 5ft to 6ft of SSW swell with a very long period of 16 seconds (1433 to 1579 combined energy). That’s a serious groundswell. But the wind is on it or cross-on, and the forecast mentions “marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions,” so it’s not going to be clean. This kind of long-period swell can be tricky at a point break, but Celestino is a point, so it should handle it better than a beach. Still, it’s not a standout.

Thursday the 30th drops a little, with 5ft to 5ft, period dropping to 14 seconds, but the wind is cross-on or on again. The energy is still high (1231 to 1069), but the conditions are ordinary. Friday the 31st and Saturday the 1st of August see the swell drop to 3ft and 3ft, and the energy falls off a cliff (435 down to 283). The wind stays cross-on, and it’s all “poor surf conditions.” Sunday the 2nd and Monday the 3rd are tiny, 2ft, with hardly any energy left (162 to 222). It’s a real flat spell.

Now, there’s a glimmer on Tuesday the 4th of August. The swell is down to 1ft to 2ft, but the wind goes offshore from the NE in the morning, and then in the afternoon it goes glassy – zero wind. The energy is weak (141 to 121), but clean conditions on a point break? That’s a quiet session for the patient surfer. Don’t expect much push, but it’ll be pretty.

The real standout, the one you’ve been waiting for, is Saturday the 8th of August. The morning has that glassy feel again, with a light offshore from the ENE. The swell is 3ft from the SSW with a 16-second period (494 energy). It’s not huge, but the combination of a very long period groundswell, glassy conditions, and a point break that lines up with the swell direction – that’s the best on offer in this whole window. The afternoon gets ruined by a cross-on wind, so get in early.

After that, the rest of the outlook is a slow fade. Sunday the 9th has 3ft in the afternoon with 14-second period (512 energy), but cross-on wind. Monday the 10th has a super long period of 20 seconds, but the swell is only 2ft (569 energy) – that’s a lot of period for not much height, and it’s cross-on. From Tuesday the 11th to Thursday the 13th, it’s all 3ft to 3ft, period dropping from 18 to 15 seconds, with onshore or cross-on winds. The energy stays moderate (323 to 736), but the conditions are marginal at best. There’s nothing to get excited about.

So, bottom line: if you want the cleanest, most surfable wave, you’re looking at the morning of Saturday the 8th of August. It’s not a bomb, but it’ll be a fun, glassy session on a point break. The early part of the window has size but messy wind, and the second week is small and choppy. Enjoy the warm water.

Rusty.

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