El Comedor Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s talk the outlook for El Comedor. It’s a rough start, but there’s a couple of clean moments hiding in there.

From the get-go, the wind is the enemy. For the first week, it’s howling onshore out of the north-northeast, 15 to 25 mph, smashing up waves that are running 5 to 6 ft. There’s moderate energy in the water – combined swell energy reading between 200 and 400 – but with that ripping wind, it’s just blown-out, ugly surf. Not for paddling – this setup is more for kite-surfing.

Then, a skinny window opens up on Monday the 14th. The morning is glassy, with a calm wind from the west-northwest, and the waves drop to 4 ft from the north-northeast. That glassy surface breaks the rut. The combined energy is 262 – moderate – but it’s clean. Good for beginners and intermediates.

After that, it’s back to poor through the rest of the week. Swell sizes drop under 3 ft after Tuesday the 15th, and the period gets tiny, inconsistent at 5 to 8 seconds. There’s a pulse of long-period swell (11 to 15 seconds) around the 21st and 22nd, but the wind is onshore or cross-onshore, so it stays messy and marginal. The combined energy spikes to between 447 and 649 – strong energy – but with that wind, the shape is toast.

The last real hint of a surfable window hits Tuesday the 22nd of September. The morning brings a 4 ft north-northwest groundswell with a 13-second period – that’s long-period, groundswell that a reef like El Comedor eats up. The combined energy is a solid 649, so there’s weight. But the 10 mph north-northwest wind is cross-onshore, so it’s not glassy. It’s marginal, and for experts only. The afternoon stays marginal with a 5 ft north swell at 12 seconds. Keep an eye.

The final stretch (23rd to 26th) fades back to poor. The swell direction shifts but the wind stays messy, so the quality is just gone.

The standout moment? Monday the 14th. It’s the only day you get true, glassy, clean conditions. The north swell at 4 ft with an 8-second period isn’t huge, but it’s a slick, uncrowded window where the wind is a ghost.

Second pick? Tuesday the 22nd for the experts. That 4 ft, long-period pulse from the north-northwest is the biggest, most energetic wave of the whole run – but only if you can handle the cross-onshore ruffling. It’s a powerful, heavy wave at El Comedor. Not for beginners.

Water temp is about average for the time of year here.

That’s the full rundown. If you want clean, go the 14th. If you want power, try the 22nd.

Rusty.

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