El Comedor Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's cut through the noise and look at the only game in town for this period: El Comedor. It's an exposed reef that needs a specific angle to work, and well, the whole sixteen-day outlook is pretty grim. Honestly, there isn't a single day here I’d paddle out for. The surf is poor every single session, from the 4th of September right through to the 19th.

Every bit of swell we see is wrapped around from the north-northeast, which is the wrong direction for this spot. It needs a clean northwest swell, but we’re not getting it. We start off with weak, short-period energy – 3ft at 7 seconds on Friday the 4th, with combined energy barely hitting 93 (weak). That's just messy. The swell does pick up a touch, hitting 5ft towards the end of the first week, and the combined energy climbs into the 300-400 range (moderate energy), but the period stays stuck under 8 seconds. This is windswell, not groundswell, so it’s going to be crumbly and weak.

And the wind? It's on it like a cheap suit. Blowing out of the north and north-northeast at 9 to 16 mph, and that's right onshore. A few days in the second week we get some cross-onshore action, but that's just turning it into a choppy mess, especially with the afternoon bumps. For a wave that needs clean conditions, it's hopeless.

There’s a bit of a tease right at the very end on the 19th of September, where the period jumps way up to 13-14 seconds (very long period groundswell) with combined energy around 185-201 (moderate energy). But the swell is tiny at 2ft to 2ft, and the wind is howling onshore. You'd be better off staying home. The water temperature is sitting at 76°F with a 2° anomaly, which is a touch warmer than average for this time of year, but you won't feel it through the disappointment.

Forget the board. The constant onshore winds and bumpy, weak conditions make this setup look way more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. There are simply no good surf options in this entire 16-day window. A long, blank run like this is just the nature of the spot when the swell direction is stuck on the wrong angle. Forecasts can change, but right now it’s a hard pass.

Rusty.

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