El Anclote Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it for the El Anclote stretch.

We’re looking at a pretty solid start to the week, with a nice little pulse of groundswell arriving. The water is a balmy 89°F, which is 4°F warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s notably warm, so you can leave the thick wetsuit at home. The main event is Monday morning at El Anclote. We’ve got a clean 3ft SSW groundswell rolling in with a long 17-second period, and the wind is glassy out of the NNE at 3 mph. The combined energy is sitting at a moderate 504, and with that offshore/glass combo, the conditions are going to be pristine. This is the standout call of the whole outlook. The swell direction is a bit off from the optimum SW, but the quality of the wave and the light wind make it well worth a paddle. It’s a beginner-friendly reef break, so if you’re new to it, you’ll be in good shape. It can get crowded sometimes, so get in early.

Monday afternoon stays clean with a cross-offshore WNW breeze at 6 mph, and the swell holds at 3ft. Tuesday morning keeps the quality up with more clean cross-offshore conditions and a 3ft SW swell, though the energy drops a touch to 593. Tuesday afternoon sees a little more wind (9 mph) but still looks surfable. By Wednesday, things start to fade. The swell drops to 3ft, and the wind swings cross-shore, with the energy numbers falling into the 300s and 200s. From Thursday morning onward, we hit a dry spell. The swell drops below 2ft, and the wind turns onshore or messy, with energy levels dropping into the low 200s and then the 100s.

There’s a gap of several days from Thursday, 30 July, all the way through to the start of the second week where the surf is just ordinary. The swell stays tiny – mostly 1ft to 2ft – and the energy stays weak, often below 100. The wind is messy or cross-shore most of the time. There’s a brief flicker of life on Friday, 7 August, with a 2ft SSW swell and a 17-second period, but the energy is only 144 and the wind is offshore at 12 mph, which is a bit strong. By Sunday, 9 August, we get a similar story: small 2ft swell with a moderate offshore wind, but the energy is only 72. It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about. The second week is mostly a washout for good waves, with tiny 0.5ft to 2ft swells and low energy, so don’t get your hopes up.

If you’re a beginner, the Monday and Tuesday are your best bet: clean, small waves, and friendly conditions. For experts, there’s nothing big enough to get excited about. The long-period groundswell might be a bit too straight for the beach break, but El Anclote handles it alright.

Rusty.

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