El Claron Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards.

First off, the next few days are pretty quiet. We've got a bit of a lull until things start firing up properly. The water temp is sitting around 57°, which is pretty average for this time of year, nothing to write home about.

Saturday the 22nd has a little bit of swell, but it's looking average at best. There's a 5ft SW swell on the morning with a light offshore wind, but the conditions are marginal. The afternoon gets a bit messy with a cross-shore wind. It's not really worth paddling out for.

Sunday the 23rd and Monday the 24th are even worse. Small, short-period windswell with choppy, onshore winds. We're looking at a few days of nothing good here. Tuesday the 25th is still pretty poor, with tiny, long-period leftovers.

Now, the real standout is the morning of Thursday the 27th of August. This is the one to circle on the calendar. The swell pumps up to 10ft from the WSW, with a very long 16-second period. The combined swell energy is massive (4939). The wind is glassy, coming from the north, which will make El Claron absolutely pristine. This is a point break, so it'll handle that long-period groundswell beautifully, peeling off cleanly. That's a big starting paddle, and at 10ft, it's strictly for the experienced crew. Beginners, sit this one out on the beach.

Friday the 28th is still solid, with 8ft SW swell, but the wind is cross-shore or cross-on, so it won't be as clean as Thursday morning. Still, there's plenty of energy around.

Saturday the 29th hangs in there, with 7ft to 7ft swell, but the cross-onshore wind keeps it from being top-tier.

Looking into the second week, there's another good pulse on the 3rd of September. Thursday morning has a 7ft WSW swell with a long 13-second period, but the wind is cross-on. The afternoon gets a bit bigger, up to 10ft, but again, not clean.

The best of the week after that looks like Friday the 5th and Saturday the 6th of September. Both mornings show up with glassy conditions and a solid 7ft to 8ft WSW swell. The period is 12 seconds, offering good energy and shape. If you can't make the 27th, these are your fall-back options, though they won't be quite as powerful.

For kite surfers, some of those cross-onshore days with bigger swell, especially around the 3rd of September afternoon, would offer some fun conditions. For us paddle surfers, it's all about finding that window of clean, glassy conditions.

Rusty.

Read more