El Agujero Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Gutted to be honest with you. The whole 16-day stretch from August 15th right through to August 30th is looking like a write-off for El Agujero. I’ve been staring at the charts and there isn’t one single window where you’d want to paddle out. The swell is stuck in that messy, short-period range—mostly 3ft to 6ft—but with periods of just 6 to 9 seconds, so it’s all windslop and closeout shorebreak. On top of that, we’ve got cross-onshore winds blowing for nearly every session, which is chopping up whatever crumb there is. The energy pushed into the reef never gets above the low-to-mid 300s (327 at the best of it), and that’s with the wind howling in your face.

The early part, from the Saturday morning of the 15th through Monday the 17th, has heights around 4ft to 6ft but the cross-on breeze just ruins it. That swell is coming from the NNE at 6ft with a period of 7 seconds—too short and weak to stand up on the reef. It’s all whitewater and lump. Wednesday the 19th and Thursday the 20th pull back to around 3ft to 4ft, but with the wind still crossing, it’s about as exciting as watching paint dry.

There is a bit of a bump toward the end of the window. On Thursday the 27th, the swell kicks back up to 6ft out of the NNE with energy reaching 419, and Friday the 28th holds at 5ft with 357. But the wind ramps to 30 km/h and it’s all cross-onshore and lumpy. That’s not surf, that’s just a washing machine. The final weekend of the 30th fades back to 5ft with the period dropping to 6 seconds and the energy back down to 180—gone as quick as it came.

Honestly, with this much swell and that much cross-off wind on a reef setup, the only thing that looks any fun out there is a kite. Paddle surfing is a dead loss. Keep the board in the car, go for a drive, and maybe take the dog for a walk instead. Forecasts can change, but this run is locked in pretty grim.

Rusty

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