El Caño de la Culata Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a good hard look at what El Caño de la Culata has in store for us. I gotta be straight with you – this stretch is looking pretty bleak. We're talking a solid run of days where the surf is just not happening, so don’t bother waxing up your board just yet.

The water temp is sitting at 72°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year—feels nice if you’re just floating around, but it doesn’t help the waves any.

Kicking off on Saturday the 4th of July, we’ve got nothing. Zero combined energy (0) – that’s a total flat spell. And it’s not just a day or two. We are looking at a major gap with no surf recommendations at all right through until the end of the forecast period on Sunday the 19th of July. That’s over two weeks of consistent "poor surf conditions" in the data, with only tiny blips of weak energy here and there. For instance, on the morning of Friday the 10th of July, things are still flat, and by the afternoon we finally see a tiny 2 ft swell from the WSW with a period of just 6 seconds and a combined energy of only 27 – that’s weak, and with a strong onshore wind, it’s a mess. That same story repeats itself. On the morning of Friday the 17th of July, we get a 2 ft swell from the W with a 5-second period and combined energy of 15, but the winds are clean and cross-offshore, so it might be rideable but tiny and gutless for a more experienced surfer. For most of these days, the swell is either flat or tiny under 2 ft, with short, weak periods and onshore winds that chop it up.

When there are tiny bumps, the swell direction is from the S, SSE, WSW, or W – which isn't ideal for this spot. El Caño de la Culata is sheltered and really needs swell from the S to work properly, so it’s no wonder we’re seeing a goose egg on the scoreboard. The best you can hope for would be a glassy morning with no swell, or those few weak pulses with clean sideshore winds. But honestly, there is no standout moment here. If you’re a beginner, most of the tiny waves that show up are under 5 ft, but the poor wind and direction kill it.

Given the extremely long, blank run and the lack of any genuine, rideable swell, our only realistic hope is that a change in the forecast brings something better. For this area and this time of year, a spell this empty is more normal than not, but it won’t be this way forever.

Stay patient.

- Rusty

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