El Agujero Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for El Agujero.

To be straight with you, the next ten days or so look pretty grim. We’ve got a long stretch of poor surf conditions starting now and running all the way through until the 21st of July. The wind is nearly always onshore or cross-onshore, and the wave energy is weak to moderate, with the swell mostly from the N or NE, but it’s short-period stuff – under 8 seconds – so it’s messy and lacking any real punch. The single highlight in this whole 16-day window is the morning of Wednesday, 22 July. That’s the one day where things line up.

Wednesday, 22 July – Morning
This is the standout. The wind goes glassy – dead calm, light air from the north – and the combined swell energy climbs to a moderate 206 (still modest, but it’s the best we’ll get). Swell is 4ft from the NNE, with a period of 8 seconds. It’s not a groundswell, but with glassy conditions, El Agujero will be clean and rideable. The break is a consistent reef, exposed to the swell, and the optimum direction is NNW, so this NNE swell is a bit off-angle but still workable. Crowds are often here, so expect company. The water temperature anomaly is not given, so we’ll assume it’s about average for the time of year.

After that morning, the wind picks up again in the afternoon, and the rest of the week looks like a write-off – onshore or cross-onshore winds, bumpy conditions, and the swell gets bigger but stays messy. By the 23rd and 24th, the swell is pushing 5ft to 6ft, but it’s still short-period and wind-affected, so it’s not going to be worth the paddle.

If you’re keen, keep your eyes on that Wednesday morning. Otherwise, the forecast is a long blank run. It’s rare for a spot like El Agujero to have such a stretch of poor quality, but it happens. Forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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