El Caño de la Culata Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – this 16-day window for El Caño de la Culata is a grim one. There’s a big, blank gap right from the start. The first recommendation doesn’t kick in until the 18th of July, and even then, it’s not a good one. The whole run is a write-off, with no solid surf to speak of. The water temp is sitting at 76°, which is a whopping 5° warmer than usual – that’s much warmer than normal for this time of year, so you’ll be sweating in your wettie.

The first little pulse shows up on Saturday afternoon, the 18th of July, with a tiny 2ft swell from the WSW. That’s a weak little 3-second period, feeling more like a lake than the ocean. The combined energy is a measly 6 (six), and with a cross-on SW wind blowing at 19 mph, it’s just lumpy, choppy junk. Not worth a paddle.

The next few days are mostly a bust. Sunday morning, the 19th, is clean with a cross-off NNW breeze, but there’s no swell at all – just glassy flatness. The afternoons keep offering up tiny, short-period slop: 2ft on Sunday, 2ft on Monday, 2ft on Tuesday. All with cross-on winds and choppy conditions. The combined energy never gets above 10 (ten). The swell direction is coming from the W or WSW, which is fine for this sheltered spot, but the size and period are pathetic.

Mid-week, it’s a total desert. From Wednesday the 22nd right through to the end of the month, the mornings are clean but flat, and the afternoons bring nothing but weak, wind-affected dribble. On the 23rd, 24th, and 25th, we’re seeing 1ft to 2ft swell with periods of 3 seconds and combined energy barely cracking 5 (five). The winds are mostly cross or cross-on, making it choppy and messy. On the 27th, there’s a 0.7ft onshore pulse with a 19 mph wind – that’s just a washing machine.

The only glimmer of hope is on Wednesday the 29th of July. The morning is glassy with a light ENE breeze at 3 mph, and while there’s no swell, it’s the cleanest moment of the entire forecast. The afternoon brings a tiny 0.7ft swell from the W with a 5-second period and light onshore wind, but it’s still nothing to ride. The last few days of the month and into August are the same story: flat mornings, tiny wind-swell afternoons.

The best on offer? There isn’t one. This is a blank run for the area. It’s one of those stretches where the ocean just doesn’t want to play ball. If you absolutely have to get wet, you’d be better off on a kiteboard than a surfboard, because the wind is consistent but the waves aren’t.

Rusty.

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