El Comedor Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you. Looking at this 16-day stretch for El Comedor, I gotta say, it's a frustrating one. The whole run is marked as "poor surf conditions" and scores a flat zero every session. There's no standout good surf here, no hidden gem days to get excited about. It's a long, blank run for paddle surfing.

We start on the 10th of August. Swell is small, around 4 to 5 ft, coming from the NNE with a short, weak period of just 6 seconds. The wind is up, too – a moderate breeze from the N and NNE at about 16 mph. It’s onshore or cross-onshore all day, so the surface is going to be choppy and messy. The water temp is 75°, which feels a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but you won't be enjoying it in these conditions.

As we move through the week, things don't change much. The wind stays a persistent problem. It's a constant moderate breeze from the NNE or N, with the swell direction pinned to the NNE. We see the swell bump up a little, hitting about 6 ft on the 15th and the combined swell energy climbs to a moderate 424, but it's all for nothing with the wind. The period stays short, between 6 and 7 seconds most days, meaning weak, crumbly waves.

Towards the end of the second week, around the 24th and 25th, the swell actually builds. On the 25th of August, we're looking at a solid 7 ft swell from the NE, with a period stretching to 8 seconds. The combined energy jumps to a strong 595. But the wind is still howling onshore from the N and NNE at 12 mph. That much energy with that wind on a reef setup is going to be a washing machine – messy, blown-out, and frankly, more interesting for kite surfers than anyone with a paddle.

Because the wind is consistently from the N or NNE, which is onshore or cross-onshore for El Comedor, and the swell direction from the NNE doesn't match the optimum of a NNW, it's just a recipe for persistent poor conditions. This spot needs that offshore S wind to clean up, and we're not getting it. Even the longer period swells (9 to 10 seconds) that show up around the 18th and 19th are a miss because of the wind direction.

So, the honest truth? There's nothing to recommend here for the next two weeks. You'd be fighting onshore slop the whole time. Keep an eye on the forecasts, because things can change, but for now, maybe find a different hobby for a bit.

Rusty.

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