El Brusco Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, looking at the 16-day picture for El Brusco. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, with a couple of definite highlights if you time it right. This is an advanced wave, and it’s fairly consistent, but expect company as crowds are often around.

We kick things off with a solid little run. Saturday morning, August 29th is glassy with a clean 5-foot swell out of the northwest, period a healthy 9 seconds and moderate energy (343). That’s the kind of start that gets the stoke up. The afternoon turns to onshore junk though, so make sure you get it early.

After a couple of rougher days, the next real standout comes Monday morning, August 31st. The wind is dead calm and the swell has bumped up a touch to 5 feet from the northwest, with a longer 10-second period. The energy jumps to a solid 456. For an advanced spot, this is prime. The afternoon stays sizable but the onshore wind will mess with the shape.

Tuesday morning, September 1st offers another glassy window with a smaller, clean 4-foot NW swell. It’s not as powerful, but if you want clean, user-friendly waves at El Brusco, this is it.

Then we hit a proper lull. From Wednesday morning, September 2nd right through to Friday afternoon, September 4th, the swell drops way off, all under 2 feet and with very low energy. It’s not worth paddling out for that micro-swell. That flat spell lasts for about 3 days.

The pulse returns for Saturday morning, September 5th, but the wind is a messy cross-shore at 9 mph, making conditions marginal. Not a goer.

Now, here is the long-range highlight. Sunday morning, September 6th is looking like the best on offer. It’s dead glassy with a 5-foot swell from the NNW, and here’s the kicker: the period stretches out to a very long 12 seconds, producing strong energy (529). This is proper groundswell. At an advanced break like this, that’s going to mean long, powerful lines, but with that long period, watch for it to wall up. Get on it early for the cleanest conditions.

Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th look poor, with messy winds. Wednesday morning, September 9th sees a big jump in size to 7 feet from the NNW, period 11 seconds, packing a punch (991 energy). That’s a serious, expert-only wave. The 12 mph cross-shore wind will put some chop on the face though, making it a tricky prospect even for the best.

After that, the energy fades again into the second week with small, weak swells and only very ordinary conditions through the end of the forecast period.

So to wrap it up: score the glassy windows early on August 29th and September 1st, but the clear winner on paper is Sunday morning, September 6th.

Rusty.

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