El Brusco Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for the next two and a bit weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you—this is a tough run. We've got a solid 16-day window here, but the first week to ten days are pretty much a write-off. We're lookin' at a long, quiet spell until we finally see something with a bit of promise around the middle of the second week.

The only real standout in this whole forecast is El Brusco. It's an advanced wave, fairly consistent, and it faces northwest, which is exactly where our best swell comes from. There's one morning that really has my attention: Friday, July 3rd. That morning we've got a 4 ft NW groundswell rolling in with a 12-second period. The wind is glassy out of the north-northeast at just 3 mph. It's gonna be clean. The combined energy is moderate at 298. The water temperature is 72°, which is a whopping 6° warmer than usual for this time of year—that's very unusual, so you won't need a thick suit. It's a short window though; by the afternoon the wind swings cross-onshore and messes things up.

After that Friday morning, we go into a real dry spell. Days and days of tiny, gutless swell and poor conditions. There's nothing worth paddling out for right through to around Tuesday, July 14th. That morning we see a jump in energy—combined swell energy hits 420 (moderate) with a 4 ft NW groundswell at a 12-second period. The wind is light and cross-shore, so it could be surfable, but it's flagged as marginal. You'd need to be an expert out there anyway. It's a glimmer, but not a full-blown green light.

Then, on Friday, July 18th, we get another spike. Saturday morning shows a 5 ft NW swell, energy jumps to 439. The wind is light cross-onshore. It's still a bit messy, but there's more size. By Saturday afternoon it's up to 7 ft, but the wind goes straight onshore and the conditions are poor—that's expert-only territory, and even then, not pretty.

So, to sum it up: the only true standout is Friday morning, July 3rd at El Brusco. If you can get out then, you'll score some clean, warm-water waves. After that, it's a long grind with only a couple of iffy, marginal days over a week later. A tough outlook for the region.

- Rusty

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