El Comedor Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, grab a coffee, mate. Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at the only game in town for the next 16 days.

It’s a pretty bleak stretch, to be honest. We’re looking at a single spot, El Comedor, and it’s a reef setup that only works for experts, with the right swell coming from the NNW. The problem is, the pattern that sets in is just rubbish for surfing. A long run of onshore and cross-onshore winds from the N and NE stuffs up any chance of clean waves for the first week and a half. That consistent N wind just keeps blowing right onto it. The water temp is about what you’d expect for this time of year, nothing weird going on there.

There’s a big, empty gap here. From the start of the forecast, right through Saturday the 11th of July, right up to the morning of Wednesday the 22nd of July, it’s all “poor surf conditions.” That’s 11 days of junk. The swell tries to build, there’s some moderate wave energy, but the wind just kills it. On the 17th and 18th of July, we see some solid, powerful stuff – 7ft to 8ft, from the NNE, with periods around 9 seconds. That’s a serious amount of energy, but that onshore wind makes it a complete mess, even for experts. It’d be a washing machine.

Now, the one glimmer of hope. On the morning of Wednesday the 22nd of July, things finally shift. The wind goes glassy, coming from the WNW at only 3 mph. The wave comment even says “expect good surf conditions.” The swell is 4ft from the NNE, with a period of 8 seconds, and it’s not a big swell, but that glassy morning will make it clean as a whistle. For a reef break that needs it clean, this is your moment. It’s a short window though – that afternoon the wind swings back onshore.

So, the standout is undeniably Wednesday morning, the 22nd of July. That’s the only time in the whole 16-day window where the conditions align for a proper surf. It’s not huge, but with glassy conditions and a consistent north-northwest swell direction lining up with what El Comedor wants, it’ll be your best bet. For a break that’s “expert” only and “consistent,” it’s a crying shame about the wind.

Keep your fingers crossed the forecasts shift for that second week, but for now, that Wednesday morning window is the only one worth marking on the calendar.

Rusty.

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