El Chanquete Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, I gotta be straight with you – it’s gonna be a tough stretch. The swell is flatlining for days on end, and the tiny waves that do show up are just too weak to even bother. We’re looking at a long, dry gap from now all the way through the afternoon of the 16th of August. There's just no energy in the water at all, with combined energy sitting at a measly 0 to 3 for most of that time. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so that’s not the issue.

The first real chance to get wet doesn’t arrive until the afternoon of Sunday, the 16th of August, at El Chanquete. It’s a beach and reef setup, fairly consistent, but this is a tiny bump. You’re looking at a 1ft swell from the WSW, but the period is a short 4 seconds – that’s just windswill. The combined energy is only 8, so it’s weak. The morning of the 17th of August is your best bet in this whole window. The wind goes glassy, light and variable, and the swell pushes up to 2ft from the SW. Still short period (4 seconds), but with clean conditions and a combined energy of 17, it’s the most surfable it’s gonna get. Don’t expect much, but you might find a fun little ankle-biter.

After that, it’s another drop-off. The 18th and 19th have nothing. There’s a light one on the morning of the 21st of August – 2ft from the WSW, combined energy of 11, and a clean offshore wind from the NNW. But again, period is only 4 seconds, so it’s lumpy. The rest of the window is just flat or onshore dribble.

There’s no standout session here. The glassy conditions on the 17th morning are the highlight, but it’s tiny. For a beginner, the 2ft is fine, but it’s not exciting. For anyone else, it’s a board-floating session at best. This spot is occasionally exposed to swell from the SE, but nothing is coming from that direction in the forecast. It’s a quiet spell.

Rusty out.

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