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

Alright, I've scanned the whole 16-day window for our little corner here, and honestly, it’s a pretty quiet stretch. If you're after some proper waves, this isn't the spot to be.

We're talking about El Canal (Rio de Bayamon). It's a river mouth, beginner-friendly when it works, but the reality is it *rarely breaks*. The whole outlook is basically one long gap with no real surf on offer. From Monday the 13th right through to the end of the month, the scores are flat. You get tiny, weak pulses of swell – mostly around 0.3ft to 3ft – with combined wave energy barely getting into double digits for most of it. The highest energy I see is on Saturday the 18th afternoon with a reading of (124), but even then, the swell is just 4ft at a short, weak 7 seconds from the ENE. That's not surf, that's a messy little wind chop.

The wind is a major problem too. It's a constant moderate to fresh breeze from the east, mostly cross-offshore, which at least keeps it clean, but with no swell to work with, clean conditions don't mean a thing. It's like having a perfectly manicured lawn with no grass.

For a spot that rarely sees action, a flat run like this isn't a surprise, it's the norm. There's nothing to get excited about here.

Tuesday the 14th has a tiny bump in the afternoon with 3ft from the ENE at a shocking 7 seconds (period). The energy reads (103), but that's just local windswill. It's not worth paddling out for.

Saturday the 18th sees the "biggest" swell of the period with 4ft, but again, it's a short-period (7 seconds) ENE windswell, and the wind goes cross-shore making it lumpy. That's not surfable; that's barely a mess.

Honestly, with that constant wind and small, weak swell, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. Leave the board at home.

Rusty

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