El Brusco Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for El Brusco.

Honestly, the next week and a half is pretty grim. We’ve got tiny, weak swell and almost constant onshore or cross-shore winds messing things up. It’s a real struggle for any kind of decent wave. The first decent chance doesn’t roll around until Saturday the 15th of August, and even that is just barely on the radar.

For the first two weeks of August, forget it. There are gaps of days with absolutely nothing worth mentioning – just small, choppy, weak surf. The combined swell energy is mostly in the low double-digits or triple-digits (around 30 to 120), which is weak to moderate at best, and the winds are all wrong.

The only two windows that look even remotely interesting are the mornings of the 15th (Saturday) and the 16th (Sunday). On Saturday the 15th, there’s a bit of a lift – a 3 ft NW groundswell, period 11 seconds, with a combined energy of 164 (moderate). It’s a clean morning with light offshore cross-off winds. Surfable waves, but the conditions are still very ordinary. The water is a touch warmer than normal for the time of year, about 73 °F, which is a little over a degree above the long-term average.

Then Sunday the 16th has a similar story: a 3 ft NW swell, glassy conditions early with the wind going glass, but the period drops to 10 seconds. Energy is up a bit more at 189 (moderate). Still, it’s not clean for long before the wind swings onshore. These are for advanced surfers only – the break is fairly consistent but rarely has this kind of window.

Because the winds are light and cross-off or glassy for those mornings, it’s going to be clean, but the waves are small. Don’t expect barrels. It’s a point break setup, so the longer period groundswell (11 sec on Saturday) might line up nicely, but at only 3 ft it’s not going to be pumping.

For a standout, I’d lean on the morning of Sunday the 16th if you can get out before the wind ruins it. Glassy, 3 ft from the NW, and a little more energy in the water. Still, it’s a one-star day at best. The rest of the forecast is a total write-off until later in the second week, and even then, the swells stay weak and wonky.

If you’re a beginner, these waves are small enough, but the conditions are poor, so I’d wait. For experts, it’s just a tease. The setup would be more interesting for a kite surfer on the afternoons when the wind picks up.

Rusty.

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