El Comedor Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, looking at the charts for the next couple of weeks. Honestly, for a spot like El Comedor, it’s a tough stretch. The wind is blowing straight onshore from the north or north-northeast for most of the run, and that just kills the quality. We’re looking at a lot of days that are borderline unrideable. But, there’s a little window of hope if you’re patient.

Right from the start, Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th are write-offs. Onshore breeze in the 12 to 16 mph range with weak, short-period swell around 4.3 to 4.9 ft – that’s just messy. Saturday the 12th actually sees the swell tick up a bit, hitting 5.9 ft with moderate energy (471), but that north wind is still howling onshore at 16 mph. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on those days.

The first real glimmer comes on Monday the 14th. The wind is due to go glassy – dead calm from the ESE in the morning and light from the NE in the afternoon. That’s a major positive. We’ll see clean, smooth conditions with a small, 3.9 ft swell from the north-northeast, with moderate wave energy (267). It’s a reef break, so the long-period (8 seconds) swell will wrap in nicely. It’s small, but it’ll be clean and it’s the best we’ve got for a while. That Monday is your standout for the first week.

After that, we drop right back off. Tuesday the 15th through to Monday the 21st is a long, bleak gap. The swell drops to under 3.3 ft, the period is short, and the wind just can’t make up its mind between onshore and cross-onshore. It’s all poor surf conditions. Just leave the board in the car.

Then, look at Tuesday the 22nd of September. That’s the one that’s got my attention. A pulse of long-period groundswell from the northwest hits, with a period of 14 seconds. That’s a very long period, which means the energy is strong and deep – the combined energy reading is 677, which is solid. The swell is 3.3 ft, and the wind is a light cross-shore from the east. For a reef like El Comedor, that’s the perfect recipe for some clean, powerful lines. It’s still two weeks out, so treat it as promising but less certain. The following days on the 23rd and 24th see the swell pick up to 5.2 to 5.9 ft, but that onshore north wind comes back, so the window is tight.

Water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing too unusual.

So, the call is: Monday the 14th for a small, clean session, and keep your eye on Tuesday the 22nd for a potentially excellent, longer-period groundswell if the wind holds. The rest is a bit of a write-off.

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