El Confital Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what’s coming our way for El Confital. Unfortunately, this stretch is looking pretty grim for the next couple weeks. We’ve got a long gap with no real surf to speak of starting now and running through the middle of August, so don’t bother waxing up just yet. There’s a glimmer of life right at the very tail end, but we gotta get through a lot of nothing first.

From Friday the 21st right through to Saturday the 5th of September, the swell is tiny almost every day—mostly below 2 ft—with short or confused periods and cross to cross-off winds making a mess of things. The combined wave energy barely gets off the ground, mostly sitting between 14 and 83 for those first days. The water is a touch warmer than normal for the season, about 75°F, which is a degree or so above average, but that doesn’t help the surf.

Now, if we fast forward to the end of the second week, there’s something to talk about. On Monday the 24th of August, we finally see a pulse. The morning brings a 6 ft swell from the NNW with a 12-second period. Combined energy hits 834 (moderate energy), but the wind is cross-shore from the NNW, so it’s not going to be perfectly clean—still, that’s the biggest surf we’ll see. The afternoon cleans up a bit with a cross-off breeze from the NNE and a 5 ft swell, same direction. This is your best window hands down. That northwesterly pulse aligns nicely with the optimum W direction for El Confital, and the longer period means there’s some push in the water. But keep in mind, with swell over 5 ft and the expert-level break, this is not for beginners—only those who know their way around a reef.

After that, it drops back down. The rest of the period is just tiny dribbles, poor conditions, and clean but flat afternoons.

So the one standout here is Monday the 24th of August, with the afternoon session offering the best chance for some decent, clean waves on offer. It’s not a classic, but it’s all we’ve got.

Rusty.

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