El Agujero Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s talk about El Agujero. It’s a consistent reef break and right now it’s pretty much locked into poor surf conditions across the whole 16-day run. There are no standout days in this window. The water temperature is 72°F which is about average for the time of year.

Looking at Wednesday the 8th, the swell is tiny at 3 ft from the NNE with a short period of just 4 seconds, combined weak energy (40). The wind is onshore at 12 mph, so it’s a bit messy with poor surf. That carries on through Thursday the 9th and into Friday the 10th, with similar small, weak, onshore wind slop.

Saturday the 11th sees the swell drop even lower to 2 ft straight from the north, period still short at 5 seconds, energy way down (21). Still onshore wind. Nothing to get excited about.

Sunday the 12th, there’s a little shift. Swell picks up to 3 ft from the NNW with a longer period of 10 seconds, pushing the energy into that moderate range (173). Still onshore wind though, and it’s still poor surf. On Monday the 13th, the wind turns cross-onshore at 9 mph, swell 3 ft from the NNW, period 9 seconds, energy moderate (100) but the ‘gentle cross-onshore and fairly choppy’ note says it all.

For the rest of the first week into the second week, the pattern doesn’t change much. Winds stay cross-onshore almost every session, swell coming predominantly from the NNE with periods between 5 and 9 seconds. The swell size does build—by Wednesday the 15th afternoon you’ve got 5 ft from NNE with moderate energy (132), but it’s still cross-onshore and choppy. By Thursday the 16th morning, it’s 6 ft, period 6 seconds, energy 216, but again cross-onshore. Afternoon picks up to 5 ft with 240 energy, now with a fresh cross-onshore and lumpy. That’s not clean surf.

Friday the 17th, morning sees 6 ft from NNE, period 7 seconds, energy 317, cross-onshore. Afternoon similar at 6 ft, energy 326, fresh breeze making it lumpy. Saturday the 18th, swell reaches 7 ft, period 8 seconds, energy jumps to 448 in the morning and 491 in the afternoon, but still cross-onshore and choppy. That’s getting too big for beginners, but with the wind, it’s not even clean enough for experts.

Into the second week—Sunday the 19th, 7 ft morning, 6 ft afternoon, energy over 500 then dropping, cross-onshore. Monday the 20th, 6 ft, energy 333 and 377, cross-onshore. Tuesday the 21st, 7 ft morning (627 energy), 8 ft afternoon (739 energy), still cross-onshore—heavy but chopped up. Wednesday the 22nd, peak of the run: 8 ft morning from NNE with period 9 seconds, energy 834, cross-onshore. Afternoon 8 ft, 773 energy. That’s strong wave energy but the onshore component ruins it. Thursday the 23rd, 8 ft morning (670 energy), 7 ft afternoon (564 energy), finally some onshore wind rather than cross-onshore in the afternoon, but it’s still poor surf.

Honestly, for all sixteen days, it’s a blank run. The reef setup looks more like something for kitesurfing with the consistent cross-onshore wind and building swell, not for a paddle surfer wanting clean waves. No highlights, no standouts. So it goes—sometimes a place just goes quiet for a spell.

Rusty

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