El Claron Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for the next couple of weeks.

We're looking at a bit of a slow start, but there's some real quality hiding in the back half of the forecast. The standout period is the first few days, with clean, long-period groundswell and glassy mornings. Things get a bit messy after that, but we'll see a few more windows open up later on.

The water's sitting at 58° today, which is a touch warmer than we’d normally expect for this time of year.

El Claron (point) is where the focus is. The best of the best is coming up on Monday morning, September 7th. We've got a solid 5ft of southwest swell, with a 13-second period pushing a ton of energy (778 in the combined energy). The wind is a light cross-offshore, so it’ll be clean and lined up. That's a proper session.

Then Tuesday morning, September 8th is another absolute ripper. The swell drops a touch to 5ft, but the wind goes glassy, and the period is still a meaty 13 seconds. The energy is still high (773). That's the kind of morning you don't want to sleep in for.

After that, the quality drops off. The winds get messy with a lot of cross-on and onshore slop throughout the afternoons, especially from Wednesday the 9th through the weekend. The mornings are still worth a look, with smaller 3ft to 4ft swell and clean conditions, but it's not the same punch.

There's a gap of a few days there where the afternoons are a write-off and the mornings are just average. Then, we get another standout on Sunday morning, September 13th. The swell has dropped to 2ft, but the period is a very long 18 seconds, and the wind is glassy again. The energy is still decent (569), so those long-period lines will be wrapping nicely into the point. It'll be a bit more of a longboard or fish day, but absolutely beautiful.

We then have a few more days of wind-affected surf. The next real highlight is Wednesday morning, September 16th. The swell jumps up to 6ft, which is a bit more push, and the wind is glassy. The period is a shorter 9 seconds, so it'll be a bit more of a windswell, but with those clean conditions, it'll be fun and punchy on the takeoff.

The final week sees the energy drop right off, with small 2ft to 2ft swell and long periods. The mornings remain clean, but the power is gone. It's a fizzle-out rather than a bang.

Overall, the first three days of the forecast are the standouts. Don't miss those glassy mornings with the long-period SW groundswell.

Rusty.

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