El Brusco Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your board and let's see what's happening. This is Rusty.

Alright, I’ve been staring at the charts for El Brusco and honestly, the next couple of weeks are a real mixed bag of nearly-but-not-quite. We’re looking at a long stretch of small, messy, and generally uninspiring conditions for the most part. The sets are weak and the wind is just not playing the game.

We kick off on Tuesday, July 21st. It’s not great. The swell is a weak 5 ft from the NNE, but it’s a short-period wind swell at only 7 seconds, and the cross-on breeze is putting a chop on it. The wave energy is low (170). It’s a no-go for a proper surf session.

This pattern pretty much holds through the rest of the week and into the next. Wednesday and Thursday the swell drops right off, with heights under 3 ft and periods under 8 seconds, and the wind is still a problem. Friday the 24th is even smaller. The wave energy is barely registering – we’re seeing values down in the 40s and 50s. It’s not even worth paddling out for most of this.

Saturday the 25th sees a bit more size, with a 6 ft NW swell hitting in the afternoon, and the energy jumps up to 280 – that’s a moderate bump. But the wind is howling from the WNW at 19 mph, creating a lumpy cross-shore mess. The conditions are poor, and with that kind of power and wind, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The only real glimmer of hope comes in the second week. On Monday, July 27th, the morning is looking special. The swell is a clean 5 ft from the NNW, but the key is the period – it’s jumped to 10 seconds, giving it some proper groundswell energy. The wave energy is strong at 371. And the wind? It’s glassy. Absolutely dead flat. This is the standout. El Brusco will be clean and have some proper push. For an advanced break like this, that’s the window to be in the water. The afternoon goes a bit average with the wind switching, but that morning window is the real deal.

After that, it’s a slow fade. The 28th and 29th drop in size, but the morning of July 29th has a tiny 2 ft glassy wave from the NW – it’s surfable but very ordinary. The rest of the run into the first week of August is just small, weak, and poorly aligned. You’d be fighting for scraps.

So, to sum it up: don’t bother for the first week unless you’re a kite surfer. The only true standout in the whole 16-day window is the morning of Monday, July 27th. That’s your day. Get out there.

Rusty.

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