El Confital Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks around Confital.

Right now, the outlook is a little flat. We’ve got a smallish swell coming in from the NNW for Monday the 24th, pushing around 6 ft to 6 ft. The wind is a steady cross-off from the NNE, so the surface should be clean, but the combined energy reading (999) tells you it’s got some moderate punch. At 6 ft, this is expert territory only—Confital is a fast, heavy left and not the place for learners. The water sits at 76°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. The cross-off wind will keep the wave face tidy, but the call is a bit marginal overall.

Tuesday the 25th sees the swell drop a notch, around 4 ft to 5 ft from the north, period at 10 seconds. Still clean and cross-off, but the energy is fading (330-448). It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about. By Wednesday the 26th, the swell is down to 4 ft and the wind goes cross, introducing a bit of criss-cross chop. Energy is weak (194). Thursday the 27th through to Tuesday the 3rd of September are really poor. Swell sizes drop below 3 ft, and we get a run of cross and cross-off winds keeping the waves small and weak. Energy readings flop between 7 and 115. There are a few clean-looking moments, but the ocean just isn’t delivering much. The gap from Thursday the 27th through to Friday the 4th of September has almost no surf worth chasing.

There’s a tiny bump on Saturday the 29th—a 5 ft north-northwest swell with an 11-second period and cross-off wind. Energy picks back up to 573, and it’ll be clean, but the rating still says marginal. It’s closer to surfable, but not a standout. That same pulse might be the best we get in the entire 16-day run, and it’s still only a moderate recommendation. Beyond that, into the second week (September 4th onward), the swell is tiny—mostly under 3 ft. A long-period pulse arrives on Monday the 7th of September (1 ft to 2 ft from the WNW, period 19-20 seconds, 194-257 energy), but it’s too small and cross-windy to get excited about.

Honestly, if you’re a paddle surfer, you’re looking at a long flat spell. Given the consistent trade winds, a few of those 12 to 19 mph cross-off and cross days with bigger swell might actually be more interesting for kite or wing foil than paddle surfing.

The only true standout in the whole forecast is Monday the 24th morning—around 6 ft from the NNW at 12 seconds, cross-off breeze, clean face, and moderate energy. Get in the water early. After that, it’s a grind.

Rusty.

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