El Comedor Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the pipe for El Comedor. This is an expert reef break, and it’s consistent, but the wind’s gonna be our main problem for the next week or so. There’s one small window that’s worth paddling out for, but you gotta pick your moment.

Alright, straight up—there is no real surf on offer for the first several days. From Saturday the 12th right through to Sunday the 13th, we’ve got onshore winds hammering the place, with swell around 5 ft to 6 ft and short-period energy (471 to 475 combined energy). It’s poor. Don’t bother.

Monday the 14th is where it starts to get interesting. The morning is the standout. We’ve got glassy conditions—dead calm, zero wind—and the swell sits at a clean 4 ft from the NNE with a combined energy of 279 (moderate). The wave comment says “expect good surf conditions.” For an expert reef like El Comedor, this is the pick of the whole 16-day window. The swell direction (NNE) lines up well with the optimum direction for this break (NNW). It’s not huge, but the clean, glassy surface will make it smooth and rewarding. Just be aware, crowds are likely here.

Monday afternoon turns a bit cross-onshore, and the swell drops slightly to 3 ft. Marginal conditions, so the morning is where it’s at.

Then we hit a long dry spell. Tuesday the 15th through to Sunday the 20th is mostly onshore wind and poor surf. The swell fluctuates between 2 ft and 7 ft, but the wind is consistently on it—usually moderate breezes from the N or NNW. The high point is around the 18th (Friday) where the swell hits 7 ft (moderate energy of 831), but it’s blown out with onshore wind at 25 km/h. Too messy for an expert reef like this. Even when the swell direction shifts to NNW, the onshore wind ruins it.

Sunday the 20th sees a glimmer—light cross-onshore winds and swell of 4 ft from the N (combined energy 299). But the wave comment says “marginal” due to tide or quality. Not a big call.

Now, Monday the 21st is another little highlight. Both morning and afternoon are glassy with clean offshore or calm wind. Swell is small at 3 ft from the NNE, with moderate combined energy (169 morning, 253 afternoon). The afternoon wave comment says “expect good surf conditions.” For a small, clean day, this could be fun for the experts who know the reef. The water temperature is 75°F, which is about average for this time of year (the anomaly is 1°F), so nothing unusual.

After that, it’s back to poor conditions through to the end of the month. Swell direction swings to NNW, with some longer period energy (12-15 seconds) but the wind stays onshore, often moderate to strong, keeping the surface chopped up. By the 22nd you’ve got a nice long-period groundswell (13 seconds) from the NNW with combined energy of 432 (moderate), but the cross-onshore wind spoils it. A couple of days in late September (the 23rd, 24th, 25th) have very small swell (1 ft to 3 ft) with long periods, but the wind is on or onshore, and the combined energy drops to under 200. Not worth it.

In summary, your best bet is Monday the 14th morning—glassy, clean, solid 4-ft NNE swell at El Comedor. After that, maybe Monday the 21st afternoon for a glassy small-wave session. Everything else is wind-affected or tiny.

Signing off,
Rusty.

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