El Comedor Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let's be straight with you – the outlook for El Comedor over the next couple of weeks is a tough one. We've got a solid 16-day window here, but there's a frustrating gap right at the start. The first legitimate surf recommendation doesn't appear until Monday the 24th of August. Before that, from now through Sunday the 23rd, it’s just no good – the wind and swell are all wrong, giving us poor surf conditions.

So, let’s talk about that Monday morning, the 24th of August. We finally see a bit of life. The swell pushes up to 6ft from the NNW, and the period stretches to a solid 12 seconds. This is a proper groundswell, and the combined energy is definitely ramping up (820). The wind is blowing onshore from the NNW, but it’s light, so the surface might not be too battered. Still, the forecast calls it marginal, so don't expect perfection. The water is sitting at a warm 75°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you can leave the thick wetsuit at home.

The rest of that week and into the next is a real mixed bag of onshore winds and so-so conditions. There’s one day that stands out as the best on offer, and that’s Sunday the 30th of August. In the morning, we’ve got a 6ft swell from the NNE, but the period is short at 8 seconds. The energy is moderate (602). The wind is a gentle cross-onshore, making it fairly choppy, but it’s the most rideable it’s going to get. Honestly, for El Comedor, that’s about as good as this forecast gets.

For the rest of the run into early September, we see the swell holding around 5ft to 7ft, but it’s plagued by persistent onshore and cross-onshore winds from the NNE, with speeds picking up to 12 or even 19 mph at times. That’s going to make conditions lumpy and choppy, especially on the 28th of August when the swell hits 8ft with a fresh cross-onshore. That size is getting into expert-only territory, and the wind is going to make it a messy, blown-out mess. This setup looks far more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, to be honest.

Given that El Comedor is an exposed reef break that needs that optimum NNW swell to really fire, and we’re not seeing that direction with clean winds for any extended period, there’s no true standout. We’ve got a lot of grey days and a few that are just barely rideable. Keep an eye on the charts, but right now, don’t get your hopes up.

Rusty.

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