El Burro Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the table.

To be straight with you, it’s been a pretty quiet run and it doesn’t look like it’s going to change much. We’ve got a dry spell coming up – a gap that stretches from now all the way through the next two weeks. The first few days are a write-off, and honestly, most of the 16-day window is the same story. There are no good surf options in that whole period. I’ll break it down for you, though.

For the surf break we’ve got, El Burro, it’s a sheltered reef setup that only works when the swell direction and wind line up, and it’s inconsistent at the best of times – meaning it rarely offers anything rideable anyway. That’s pretty normal for this spot.

Right from Tuesday the 25th of August, through the rest of the week and the following one, the wave heights are tiny. We’re talking 1 ft to 1 ft with really short-period, weak energy – mostly under 100 (combined energy of all swells directed here sits at 11 to 242 tops). The swell direction is out of the NE and NNE, which isn’t the optimum for this break anyway. Winds are a mix of cross and cross-onshore from the NNE or N, blowing at 9 mph to 22 mph, so it’s choppy and messy. The water is a touch warmer than normal for the time of year, sitting around 75°F, but that’s about average.

Later in the window, around the 4th and 5th of September, the wind turns cross-offshore from the NW and NNW at 12 mph, which cleans the surface up nicely – you’ll see the ‘clean’ description in the data, which is always a good sign. But the swell is still tiny, with heights of only 1 ft to 3 ft and short periods of 4 to 7 seconds. The energy is weak (5 to 78). It’s not enough to push anything rideable.

Even the biggest bump in the whole forecast – which comes on Friday the 28th of August afternoon with a swell height of 4 ft and a period of 8 seconds – still has a cross wind and poor surf quality. The energy there is moderate at 242, but the wind ruins it.

So, all in all, you’re better off keeping the board in the car for the full 16 days. Nothing worth paddling out for. Sometimes you just have to wait for the forecast to change.

Rusty.

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