El Agujero Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. We’ve got a 16-day window on the cards for El Agujero, and I’ll be honest with you – it’s a rough stretch. The whole period is one long gap with no good surf on offer. The first few days are a write-off, and it stays pretty grim right through to the end.

Starting on Saturday the 25th of July, the swell is coming in at 8 ft from the NNE with a short, weak period of 8 seconds. The wind is a fresh cross-onshore at 19 mph, turning the ocean into a lumpy mess. The combined wave energy is moderate at 723, but with that wind and the poor surf conditions, it’s a total no-go. This messy pattern just keeps repeating. Sunday the 26th is more of the same – 7 ft to 7 ft, still onshore, still choppy. Monday the 27th drops a little to 6 ft, but the wind is still cross-on, and the wave quality is just poor.

The rest of the week into early August offers no relief. From Tuesday the 28th through to Friday the 31st, we’re looking at onshore to cross-onshore winds with swell hanging around 4 ft to 5 ft, period stuck at 6-7 seconds, and wave energy staying weak to moderate (between 129 and 232). It’s windy, choppy, and just not worth paddling out for.

The first of August brings a glimmer of hope on Saturday morning with a light breeze from the north at 6 mph and the swell at 6 ft, but the score is still a 1, and it’s only labelled as marginal. The direction is still onshore, so it’s not clean. After that, we’re back to poor conditions. The swell drops to 4 ft on Sunday the 2nd, and the wind is light, but the quality isn’t there.

The second week is just as bleak. From Monday the 3rd to Sunday the 9th of August, the swell varies between 5 ft and 7 ft, but the wind is always onshore or cross-onshore, between 9 and 16 mph. The wave energy peaks at 449 on Friday the 7th, but it’s still accompanied by a moderate breeze and poor surf conditions. The period is short, 7 seconds, so the waves are weak and crumbly.

The very last day, Sunday the 9th of August, the swell drops to just 2 ft from the north with a period of 9 seconds. The energy is down to 104, and the wind is a moderate cross-onshore. It’s flat and messy.

So to sum it up: there’s a solid 16-day gap with no real surf to speak of. The wind is always wrong, the swell is short-period and weak, and the conditions are consistently poor. With this much wind and no quality, this setup honestly looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. Hang in there, folks – it tends not to stay this poor forever, but this is a blank run that’s pretty normal for the area when the wind won’t cooperate.

Stay safe, Rusty.

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