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El Bolsillo surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Bolsillo this week:
The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 9s period and expected on Monday (Aug 10) at 1AM.
The Lowdown
Rusty here again, giving you the same story in feet and Fahrenheit.
Look, I’m not gonna sugarcoat it. This 16-day window is a total bust. We’re looking at a stretch of flat nothing, starting Wednesday the 5th of August and running dry right through to Thursday the 20th of August. Over two weeks with no surf whatsoever.
Every single check shows zero combined energy, and the report on every session just reads “poor surf conditions.” The closest we get to anything promising is Tuesday the 11th of August, with a glassy morning and clear skies, light airs out of the NNW. It’d be a picture-perfect scene, but there’s not a ripple of swell to ride.
El Bolsillo is a point that usually gets a bit of action, so this is a quiet spell for the spot. Water temp is about normal for the season at 84°, but that doesn’t help when the ocean is a bathtub.
No standouts. No hidden gems. No late-period hope. It’s just a flat, disappointing run. Don’t break your heart over it – forecasts can switch up, and when they do, you’ll hear about it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu morning, strong winds from the ENE by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:27PM0.47m | 5:37AM0.08m | 6:07PM0.53m | 6:31AM0.05m | 6:51PM0.57m | 7:25AM0.04m | 7:39PM0.59m | 8:23AM0.03m | 8:28PM0.59m | 9:27AM0.04m | 9:19PM0.56m | 10:39AM0.06m | 10:13PM0.52m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 00:50AM-0.02m | 10:05AM-0.04m | 1:42AM-0.05m | 10:43AM-0.05m | 2:33AM-0.08m | 11:25AM-0.05m | 3:24AM-0.09m | 12:12PM-0.05m | 4:15AM-0.09m | 1:04PM-0.03m | 5:06AM-0.09m | 2:06PM0.01m | |||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 33 | 30 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | — | NNE 7 | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | NNE 9 | — | — | NNE 9 | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | NNE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 274 | — | — | 114 | — | — | 208 | — | — | 430 | — | — | 411 | — | — | 330 | — | — | 338 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | NNE 8 | NE 9 | — | NNE 8 | NE 8 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | — | 248 | 348 | — | 90 | 154 | — | 281 | 968 | — | 522 | 905 | — | 315 | 1034 | — | 322 | 716 | — | 433 | 1255 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 132 | 503 | 1 | 122 | 503 | 41 | 526 | 544 | 79 | 544 | 597 | 79 | 593 | 153 | 6 | 503 | 503 | 1 | 526 | 544 |
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