El Caño de la Culata Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, it's Rusty here, and I gotta level with ya. I've had a good, hard look at this 16-day window, and honestly, it's a bit of a drought for El Caño de la Culata. The swell is just not showing up in any meaningful way. The whole period is basically one long gap with nothing worth paddling out for. We're looking at a real flat spell.

El Caño de la Culata (sheltered)

Right, for the first proper reading we've got, Saturday the 12th of September is a complete write-off – poor surf conditions, wind is onshore, and the energy level is a big fat zero. Sunday the 13th is the same story.

We limp into Monday the 14th with a tiny 0.3 ft SW swell, but the period is a short 12 seconds and the combined energy is a paltry 5. That's just not enough to get out of bed for, especially with a cross-offshore wind making it clean but with no power.

Things don't improve. Tuesday the 15th has a miserable 1 ft south-west swell with a period of only 2 seconds – that's pure wind chop, and the energy is a 1. It's also blowing a fresh 19 mph onshore in the arvo, which is more kite-surfing weather than anything else. A sheltered spot like this really needs something to work with.

We do get a glassy morning on Thursday the 17th, with the wind going dead calm, but the swell is just 0.3 ft. It's pretty as a picture, but there are no waves. The water temp is sitting at about 73°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so it's nice if you wanna go for a swim, but not for surfing.

There's a very long-period pulse sneaking in on Saturday the 19th of September, with a 0.7 ft swell from the WSW at 16 seconds, giving an energy reading of 24. A 16-second period is serious groundswell, but it's so tiny it's probably not gonna break with any push. And by the arvo, the onshore wind ruins the glass. The same pattern repeats on Monday the 21st and Tuesday the 22nd – tiny 0.7 ft swells with long periods (14-16 seconds) and clean mornings smashed by onshore afternoons.

Even the morning of Wednesday the 24th with a light offshore from the NE doesn't help because there's no swell to groom.

Look, I've scanned the whole forecast right through to Sunday the 28th, and there isn't a single highlight here. The wave comment on every single line says "poor surf conditions." The combined swell energy never breaks past a 25, which is weak. For a spot that's fairly consistent, this is a proper flat spell. Don't hold your breath, just keep an eye on it – forecasts can change. For now, best leave the board at home.

Stay safe,
Rusty

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