El Agujero Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what we’ve got for El Agujero over the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it’s a pretty bleak run for this exposed reef. The whole 16-day window is pretty much one long gap with no proper surf on offer. The first record starts on Tuesday morning, July 14th, but there’s nothing to get excited about. You could stick a pin in any day from July 14th right the way through to July 29th and you’d get the same story—poor surf conditions across the board, every single session. That’s a solid 16-day stretch of not much.

The swell is trying to show up, with some moderate combined wave energy that climbs into the hundreds, like 361 (moderate energy) on Sunday the 19th and pushing up to 747 (moderate energy) by Tuesday the 28th, even hitting 6ft to 8ft on the weekend of the 27th and 28th. But the problem is the wind. It’s cross-on or onshore from the NNE and NE nearly the whole time, blowing 12 to 19 mph, so the wave state is almost always described as choppy, lumpy, or messy. The swell direction shifts a bit but it mostly comes from the NNE or NE, whereas El Agujero’s optimum swell is from the NNW. So the angle is off, and the period is short—between 4 and 8 seconds—so it’s weak, crumbly stuff.

From the 27th and 28th of July, that swell gets bigger, over 5ft and up to 8ft, which would be too much for beginners anyway, and with that fresh cross-onshore wind and short period, it’s only going to be a bumpy, blown-out mess for experts. Even the water temp is about normal for this time of year at 73°F, but you won’t be feeling it when you’re battling that chop.

Honestly, there’s no standout session here. Nobody’s scoring anything. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on those bigger, windier days. It’s a tough run, but that’s how it goes sometimes—forecasts can change, so keep an eye out.

Rusty.

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