El Anclote Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, lookin' at what we've got cookin' for El Anclote over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, we're in for a bit of a flat spell. The first few days are gonna be tiny, with waves barely pushin' 2ft. The water is cranked up at 89°, a full 5° warmer than usual for this time of year – that's a real standout, feels more like a bath than the ocean.

Monday morning (6th July) is the first chance to get wet, with a clean little 2ft SSW groundswell running at a long 16 seconds, but it's tiny, with combined swell energy at a weak 267. The wind is a light cross-off, so it'll be alright for a beginner, but don't expect any power. That afternoon, the swell drops even more to 1ft, so it's pretty marginal.

Tuesday (7th July) morning is the real highlight of this first week. A glassy 2ft SW groundswell (18 sec period) with a slight air breeze is about as clean as it gets, even if the waves are small. The wind will be dead off the water, so El Anclote will be a mirror. Tuesday arvo picks up just a touch to 2ft, with a clean cross-off making it another solid session. The combined swell energy hits 324, so there's a little more push behind it.

Wednesday (8th July) morning stays small at 2ft but with a risk of storms. By the afternoon, a cross-on wind messes it up, so we'll call that a miss. Thursday (9th July) is messy onshore in the morning, but that afternoon the wind goes glassy again on a 2ft SSW swell – a real sneaky session if you're keen on small, clean waves.

Friday (10th July) through to Sunday (13th July) is just small stuff, 1ft to 2ft, mostly clean but super ordinary. The swell energy drops below 100 on the weekend, so it's getting weak. You'll scratch around for ankle to knee-high rollers.

Now, here's the big news. After a long stretch of nothing special, we get a proper pulse rolling in on Thursday, 16th July. Morning sees a jump to 4ft SSW groundswell, with the combined energy rocketing to 525. The wind is glassy. That's a solid, clean morning. But the real standout is Thursday afternoon: 5ft SSW swell, same long 13-second period, and the energy hits 687. The wind is a clean cross-off. This is the best of the whole run – head-high, clean, good energy. For the experienced crew, this is the one to circle on the calendar.

Friday, 17th July and the weekend after that looks like a write-off, with onshore winds and dropping swell. The waves drop back to 1ft by Saturday, and the wind is junk.

So overall, it's a flat start, a few clean small-wave windows mid-week, and one proper standout on Thursday the 16th. Keep your eyes on that date.
Rusty.

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