El Anclote Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what's coming down the line. It's gonna be a bit of a mixed bag, but let's get into it.

First up, the water at El Anclote is sitting at a warm 89°, which is a solid 4° warmer than what we'd usually see this time of year. That's notable—it's much warmer than normal for early September.

Now, the overall pattern for the next 16 days is pretty mellow. We're looking at small, clean waves for the most part, but nothing that's going to blow your socks off. There's no real standout big swell on the horizon, but the consistency of surfable conditions is actually pretty decent, especially for a beginner-friendly reef break like El Anclote.

Starting this Monday afternoon, we've got some small swell rolling in. Expect waves around 2ft from the west with a 10-second period. The combined energy is moderate at best (184). It's surfable, but with that cross-offshore wind from the WNW at a light 6 mph, it's not going to be a classic day.

Moving into Tuesday morning (8th September), things get a little flatter and a bit messy with a cross-shore wind. The afternoon cleans up again though, with more of the same small west swell and those light cross-offshore breezes.

Wednesday the 9th sees a shift. The swell direction swings to the SW, and the period jumps up to a long 16 to 17 seconds—that's proper groundswell. The wave heights are tiny at 1-2ft, but that long period will give them some shape. Wednesday afternoon is actually one of the better windows, with a clean offshore wind from the NNW at 9 mph. It'll be small, but clean and lined up for a reef break like El Anclote.

For the rest of the first week, it's a rinse-and-repeat pattern. Mornings tend to be a bit cross or cross-on, but the afternoons consistently clean up with those light to gentle WNW or W winds. Swell stays in the 1-2ft range from the SW, with periods mostly between 13 and 16 seconds. The combined energy fluctuates but stays in the moderate zone (60-224). It's small, but the afternoons are your time for a glassy, clean session.

Heading into the second week, the pattern holds. From the 15th of September onward, we're tracking similar small SW swells with those long periods. The winds are mostly offshore in the afternoons, keeping the surface clean. The highlight of the whole forecast might be the morning of the 20th of September, where we see a glassy calm with zero wind and a long 19-second SW swell. Even at only 1ft, in those conditions, El Anclote could be a fun, rippable little wave for a longboard. The combined energy is moderate (150) and that glassy condition is a treat.

Overall, don't expect any hero waves. The standout is that long-period groundswell and consistent afternoon offshores, which means clean, small waves for the beginner to intermediate surfer pretty much every afternoon. There's no single day that's head and shoulders above the rest, but the consistency is solid. Because it's a very consistent spot, it tends not to stay flat for long.

Rusty.

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