El Claron Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, grab a coffee and settle in. Rusty here with a good, long look at what’s coming down the line for El Claron. We’ve got a bit of a slow burn, with the real fire showing up late in the game.

The pattern kicks off with a serious pulse of energy arriving overnight into Sunday the 5th. This is a proper groundswell, with a 16-second period and powerful energy reading of 2452. We’re looking at 7ft of SW swell, and the morning session is the clear winner—light cross-off shore breeze keeping things clean. This is expert territory at that size, with the long period meaning the point will be working like a dream, offering up long, racey walls. The water’s sitting at 55°F, about 2°F colder than you’d expect for July, so a good 4/3 and booties are the call. The afternoon does get a bit lumpy as the wind swings cross-on.

Monday the 6th, the swell eases a touch to 7ft but the period remains a solid 15 seconds, giving us a 1711 energy reading. The absolute standout here is the morning glass-off. Dead calm, clean, perfect conditions for that SW groundswell. If you can get out for dawn patrol, this is your moment for the best, cleanest waves of the first week. The afternoon gets a slight skin of cross-on ripple.

Tuesday the 7th sees another drop, down to 4ft of SW swell, but with a glassy morning and a 14-second period, it’s a long, fun board day. Energy is 670—moderate, but the shape should be lovely. Still clean until the wind picks up later.

The middle of the week (Wednesday 8th through Saturday 12th) gets a bit messy. The swell hangs around between 4ft and 6ft, but the wind is consistently cross-onshore or choppy. The energy stays moderate. There are a few cleaner windows, but nothing that screams “drop everything.” Sunday the 12th afternoon sees the swell jump back up to 8ft, but the period collapses to just 6 seconds, making for a short, weak, and bumpy mess. Not worth it.

Now, we get a proper big-water phase. Monday the 13th we get a 10ft SW swell, driven by a 14-second period and a massive 3253 energy reading. This is a serious swell, 100% expert-only, and even then, it’ll be heavy and powerful. The wind is a gentle cross-onshore breeze, so it won’t be perfect, but the power is undeniable. That size wave on a point break will be a sight to see.

After that, the week from Tuesday the 14th to Friday the 17th is largely a write-off. The swell drops, the wind turns into a strong, choppy mess, and the guidance is poor. It’s a real flat and bumpy spell.

But hold on, because the reward is at the end. Saturday the 18th of July is our second real standout. We’ve got a 6ft SW groundswell with a 15-second period, and the morning is glassy again. Energy is a solid 1286. This is a beautiful, clean, powerful wave for experienced surfers. It’s nearly a repeat of that Monday morning setup. The morning session on the 18th is the pick of the entire second week.

Then, a final big pulse shows up for Monday the 20th of July. The morning is a huge 12ft SW swell, a 14-second period, and a massive 4532 energy reading, though the wind is straight on-shore and the surface is unknown. The afternoon is where it *really* gets interesting—the swell drops to 10ft, but the wind swings to a light cross-offshore from the NE, and the wave comment says it’s excellent for experts. An energy reading of 4171. This is a serious, very long-range prospect. It looks like the best possible finish to the period, but with it being so far out, treat it as a promising rumour rather than a solid plan.

The break is El Claron, a point break that’s fairly consistent. The crowds can be a pain, so for those standout glassy mornings, expect some company.

Overall, the window has two killer mornings: early Monday 6th, and Saturday 18th. The very end of the run on Monday the 20th afternoon looks epic on paper, but we’ll see. Get out there when it’s clean.

Rusty.

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