El Agujero Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the table for this stretch.

Honestly, the outlook for the next two weeks is a tough one. The main spot on the radar, El Agujero, is a consistent reef break that’s exposed to the swell, but the wind is just not playing ball. For the entire 16-day window, we’re looking at persistent cross-onshore or onshore winds from the north-northeast, blowing at 12 mph to 19 mph. That’s a recipe for choppy, bumpy, and generally poor surf conditions. The swell is there, but it’s short-period windswell mostly around 7 seconds, and the water’s going to be messy.

The first real surf shows up on Friday morning, August 7th, with a 4.6 ft NE swell. The combined energy is weak (280), and with a cross-on breeze, it’s not going to be clean. The conditions are described as "poor surf" right through to the end of the forecast. Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th see a bit more size, around 4.9 ft to 5.6 ft, but still those onshore winds. The wave energy creeps up on the 15th of August, hitting 406 for the morning, with a 5.9 ft NNE swell, but the wind is still cross-on, so it’s a choppy mess.

There’s a slight uptick in swell period to 9 seconds around the 19th and 20th of August, with combined energy starting to tick up into the 400s and 500s – that’s moderate wave energy. The swell heights are around 5.6 ft to 5.9 ft, and the direction is shifting more northerly by the 21st. But the wind is still on or cross-on, and the report consistently says "poor surf conditions." It’s a real shame, because the reef at El Agujero could handle a clean swell, but the wind is the enemy here.

If you’re dead set on getting wet, the best of a bad bunch is probably the period around Thursday, August 20th. The swell is 5.6 ft from the NNE with a 9-second period, and the combined energy is 511 – the highest we see. The wind is onshore, but if it’s glassy early, you might snag a clean one before the wind picks up. But honestly, with the wind forecast, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The water temperature is about average for the time of year.

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