El Anclote Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break down this 16-day stretch for El Anclote. It’s a mellow run overall, with a short window of better wave energy right at the start of the second week.

The first few days—Friday 3 July through Sunday 5 July—are small but surfable. Swell is only 1ft to 2ft from the SSW or SW with a long period (14 to 17 seconds), so the waves have shape but are weak (energy 164 to 199). The mornings are glassy, which is sweet, but afternoons get a light cross-off breeze. It’s fine for a cruise, but nothing to call home about.

Monday 6 July and Tuesday 7 July are the pick of the forecast. El Anclote is a beginner reef break that’s very consistent and exposed to the SW. Swell stays small—around 2ft to 2ft from the SSW—but the period is 16 to 18 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 267-324 (moderate). Monday morning is glassy, and Monday afternoon is clean with a WNW cross-off. Tuesday morning is glassy again. This is the best you’ll get: clean, small waves with a bit of push.

Water temp is a very unusual 89°, which is a whopping 5° warmer than normal for the time of year. No wetsuit needed.

From Wednesday 8 July onwards, the energy drops away. Swell stays tiny—1ft to 2ft—and combined energy mostly falls below 200, often into the low triple digits or even double digits. There are moments of clean, glassy conditions (like Friday 17 July morning) and offshore winds (Tuesday 14 July afternoon), but the waves are just too small and weak to get excited about. The quality is described as poor or ordinary for most of this stretch.

The window from Wednesday 8 July right through to Saturday 18 July is essentially a dry spell. A few small pulses hit on Friday 17 July (0.9ft, 19-second period, glassy), but the energy is only 114. Not worth paddling out for.

If you’re looking for the one real window: hit Monday 6 July and Tuesday 7 July. It’s not big, but it’s clean and has the most juice of the whole 16 days.

Rusty.

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