El Comedor Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, partner, let's be straight with each other: the next couple of weeks are gonna be a grind. We've got a lot of onshore wind and not much clean surf to show for it. There's a real flat spell and choppy run ahead.

We kick things off with a tired, weak swell on the 16th, a 0.9m blip from the NNE at 7 seconds. The energy is a weak 114, and it’s just not breaking with any sort of form. The water temp is 24°, so it’s warm, but that’s about all we have going for us.

That poor excuse for a wave holds through the 18th, even when the size bumps up to 2.1m. The energy jumps to a moderate 847, but it's all for nothing with the onshore wind. All that power is being wasted on chopped-up, blown-out junk. It's actually a bit sad to see. By the 19th and 20th, the swell drops back down to 1.1m - 1.7m and the energy fades off, but we still have that cross-onshore breeze, leaving the ocean lumpy and uninviting.

We hit a proper low point from the 21st to the 22nd. The swell is tiny, down to 0.5m - 0.7m, and the period is a long 12 seconds. This means the waves are fat, weak, and have no push. The energy is weak, and the wind is still rubbish. It's the kind of day you check the surf and just walk away.

Finally, in the middle of the run, there’s a glimmer of hope. On the 23rd and 24th, a decent, long-period NW groundswell rolls in. Swell sizes of 1.0m to 1.2m with periods edging up to a very long 14 - 16 seconds. The energy is strong, pushing 640-739. But the wind gods are cruel, and we’re still seeing light onshore and cross-onshore winds. It’s frustrating because the ocean has some serious power in it, but the surface will be a mess, full of bumps and wind ripples. It’s the best we have, but "best" is doing a lot of heavy lifting.

And that's about it. After that, it's a slow-motion fade. The swell drops off into the 0.5m - 1.2m range for the rest of the month, the period shortens to 10 - 13 seconds, and the energy plummets. The winds are onshore for most of it, finishing with a bit of chop.

So, while the 26th of September at El Comedor (Mexico) might have the most swell direction and period, the wind is going to kill it. It’s a shame, as the long period NW is great, but the quality will be junk. We just have to ride it out. This is one of those stretches where you’d be better off doing a few laps in the pool or working on your pop-ups rather than staring at a lumpy, wind-blown ocean.

Rusty.

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