El Canal (Rio de Bayamon) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get straight into it.

To be brutally honest, the outlook for the next sixteen days is a tough one for surfers around here. We’ve got a real dry spell on our hands, with the first recommendation not even coming into play until the very end of July and even then, it’s grim. From now right through until Thursday, August 14th, there is not a single surfable day worth paddling out for, which is a long, quiet patch for this area. The local spot, El Canal (Rio de Bayamon), is a river setup that rarely breaks as it is, and this forecast does it no favours.

The first sliver of hope doesn’t arrive until Thursday, July 30th, but don't get excited. Swell is around 5ft from the ENE with an 8-second period, which is short and weak. The combined energy is a measly 260, so there’s barely any push. To make matters worse, we’ve got a stiff cross-offshore wind from the East at 19 mph. It's clean, yeah, but the wave quality is poor. This is a beginner spot, and honestly, those winds and the weak, short-period swell will make it a messy, gutless affair.

This flat pattern locks in for the entire first week of August. We see the same story day after day: feeble ENE swell, short periods, and fresh cross-off breezes. The energy levels drop from 210 to barely double digits by Tuesday, August 5th, with a combined energy of just 13. Even the water temp is sitting around the average for this time of year, but that doesn’t help the waves one bit.

Heading into the second week, the pattern barely shifts. Monday, August 11th, sees another pulse of that same persistent ENE swell, around 4ft and a 6-second period. The energy climbs back to 145, but it's still short-period, weak junk. The wind stays fresh out of the East at 19 mph, keeping it clean but cross-off. The wrong direction, the wrong period, the wrong everything.

The last few days of the forecast, from Wednesday, August 13th, show the swell switching to a longer-period NE groundswell (10 to 12 seconds), but it's tiny—only 1ft to 2ft. The energy plummets to 35 to 55. For a break that's already sheltered and inconsistent, that's just not enough to break. It’s a textbook case of “nothing happening.”

Look, there are absolutely no standouts here. Not a single day offers quality surf. The conditions are poor across the board, and given the rare-breaking nature of the spot, a blank run like this is pretty normal for the area. Don't hold your breath.

Rusty.

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