El Canyon Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, mate, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a pretty grim stretch ahead. We’re looking at a long, dry spell with no real surf to speak of for the bulk of the 16-day window. The first time we see any wave energy at all isn’t until the 29th of July, and even then it’s barely a whisper. So, expect a solid 13-day gap with nothing worth paddling out for.

The only break in the picture is El Canyon, a reef setup that’s fairly consistent but needs a SW swell. The water temp is sitting at 79°, which is a whopping 8° warmer than usual for this time of year—that’s very unusual, so you’ll be sweating in your wettie.

From the 16th right through to the 28th of July, it’s a total blank. Every day is showing “poor surf conditions” with zero energy (0 combined energy). The wind is mostly a cross-off from the S or SSE, blowing at 15 to 19 mph, so the conditions are clean but there’s simply no swell to work with. It’s just a flat ocean.

Finally, on the 29th of July, Wednesday morning, we see a tiny blip: a 0.3 ft swell from the NW with a period of 12 seconds. The combined energy is a feeble 6. That’s weak. The wind is offshore from the SSE at 16 mph, making it clean, but at 0.3 ft it’s not even a knee-high ripple. It’s the same story on the 30th of July, Thursday morning, with another 0.3 ft NW swell at 11 seconds period and an energy of 5. The wind is a gentle offshore at 9 mph, so it’s glassy, but again, it’s nothing to get excited about. After that, it’s back to flat.

So, the only standout, if you can call it that, is the morning of the 29th of July. The wind is clean and offshore, but with a swell height of 0.3 ft, you’d be better off taking a longboard and a lot of patience. It’s a reef break, so that long-period 12-second groundswell would normally wrap in nicely, but there’s just no power behind it. For experts only because there’s nothing to ride. The crowds are “sometimes” an issue here, but not when it’s this flat.

Hang in there, mate. It’s a tough run, but forecasts can change. Rusty out.

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