El Claron Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, this is a bit of a mixed bag over the next couple of weeks at El Claron. The first week is all about waiting for the right window – a lot of sessions are going to be average with tricky winds. But if you’re patient, there are a few days that will seriously deliver, especially for the experienced crew.

The pattern starts quiet. Friday the 14th is only worth a look in the afternoon, with a clean 4.9ft swell from the WNW at 10 seconds and a light offshore breeze at NNE that’ll tidy things up. The energy is moderate (614). Saturday the 15th is a no-go with onshore wind and rain – leave it. Sunday morning though, the 16th, brings a glassy 3.3ft SW groundswell at 14 seconds and combined energy of 472. It’s clean, but small; a decent longboard session.

Monday the 17th afternoon is the first real standout. We get glassy conditions again with a 3.3ft WSW swell at 13 seconds and energy at 456. Clean, cruisey waves for intermediates. But the big one is Wednesday the 19th. Look at that: Wednesday morning – glassy as, a 5.2ft SW groundswell at 14 seconds, and strong wave energy (1345). The water temperature is about average for this time of year. This is for experienced surfers; the swell’s over 4.9ft, and with that long period, it’ll be powerful and lined up on the point. This is the best you’ll see in the first week.

Then the fickle weather kicks in. Thursday the 20th afternoon turns choppy. Friday the 21st afternoon sees a jumpy 7.2ft swell but with a terrible 6-second period and moderate cross-shore wind – messy and only for the hardcore. There’s a gap of average days through the 22nd and 23rd, with small, weak swells.

We get another glimmer on Monday the 24th morning with a glassy 3.0ft SW swell at 10 seconds – small but clean. The 25th afternoon is also noteworthy: glassy, with a tiny 1.3ft swell but a very long 19-second period from the SW – that’s proper groundswell, though on a point like El Claron it could wrap in nicely for high-performance logs.

The second week’s highlight is Friday the 28th. Both morning and afternoon look excellent for experienced surfers. Morning brings a 6.2ft W swell at 12 seconds with offshore ENE wind – clean, powerful, and wave energy at 1344. That’s a proper session. The afternoon holds at 5.2ft from the W with light offshore winds – still fantastic. After that, Saturday the 29th drops back to smaller, cross-on conditions.

Summing it up: Wednesday the 19th morning and Friday the 28th are your absolute standouts. Mark them on the calendar. Everything else is either small, windy, or just average. If you can only paddle out once, make it the 19th.

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