El Comedor Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, the outlook for this stretch is a real grind. The main break on the radar, El Comedor, has swell running pretty much all through the period, but the conditions are a massive letdown. The wind is almost always howling onshore – a moderate breeze from the north or north-northeast most days – and the surf quality is shot because of it. The swell is purely short-period windswell, mostly around 5 ft, and the period is a weak 7 seconds for most of the run. This is not the kind of energy that builds a clean, ridable face.

The whole 16-day window is a disappointment. From Saturday the 8th through to Sunday the 23rd, every single session is flagged as poor surf conditions. That’s a solid two-week gap with no recommendation. The combined energy of the swell is moderate for most of the window, sitting around 250 to 300 (moderate wave energy), but with the wind blowing straight on, it’s just messy. There’s one small spike around the 15th of August, where the swell hits 7 ft and the period stretches to 8 seconds, with energy jumping to 543 (still moderate wave energy). But the wind is still onshore at 12 mph from the north, so it’s going to be a raw, lumpy, blown-out mess. At that size, over 5 ft, it’s already too big for beginners, and with the wind, only a die-hard expert would be out there.

The water temperature is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual there.

Honestly, I hate to say it, but this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The consistent onshore wind and that moderate swell energy will keep the surface choppy, but it won’t offer any real quality for a surfer. There’s no standout session here, no diamond in the rough. The best you could hope for is a brief window on the 18th of August when the period picks up to 9 seconds, and the swell drops to 5 ft, but the wind is still onshore. It’s not enough to save the week.

This is just one of those stretches where the ocean is sending swell, but the wind is making it unrideable. It tends not to stay poor for long, but for now, I’d wait for the next forecast.

Rusty.

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