El Caño de la Culata Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, I’ll be straight with you – this is a tough one. Looking at the whole 16 days, El Caño de la Culata is pretty much a bust for decent waves. The surf is tiny, the wind is often messy, and there’s no real energy to get excited about. It’s a real shame because the water is way warmer than usual for this time of year, sitting at 76°F with a +5°F anomaly, which is very unusual. But that’s about the only thing going for it.

We start with Thursday afternoon, the 16th of July. A tiny 2ft swell from the WSW is blowing in with a stiff cross-onshore wind at 19 mph and a period of just 3 seconds. The combined energy is a weak 8 – it’s basically blown-out, lumpy junk. Not worth paddling out for.

The mornings over the next week are all clean, with light cross-offshore winds from the NNW, but there’s no swell at all. The afternoons are a repeat of Thursday: a tiny, short-period swell (1ft to 2ft) from the west or west-southwest, with a moderate cross-onshore wind making it choppy and poor. The combined energy stays in the single digits or low teens, just a measly 2 to 12. This goes on right through to the 25th of July.

There’s a gap here from the 26th of July through the 30th. The mornings stay clean, but there’s zero swell. The afternoons are either flat or have a sliver of swell with fresh, lumpy cross-onshore winds. Nothing to ride.

The very last day, Friday the 31st of July, offers a tiny glimmer, but it’s not good. The morning has a 0.7ft swell from the WSW with a long period of 13 seconds, but the combined energy is still only 17, and it’s a light cross-shore wind. The afternoon is even worse, with a 0.3ft swell and a moderate cross-onshore chop. This spot is a sheltered beginner break, but with these conditions, it’s a total write-off. The setup is just too weak and wind-affected to bother with.

Rusty.

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