El Comedor Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for El Comedor over the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, this is a tough run. For a spot that’s an expert-only reef break, we’re looking at a long, grim stretch of poor surf conditions. The wind is almost always cross-onshore or onshore, and the swell is short-period, choppy, and messy. There’s not a single standout day in the first week. From Thursday 30 July right through to the morning of Wednesday 5 August, the score is a big fat zero every session. The combined energy is moderate (between 182 and 341), but it’s all wind-swell junk with the period hanging around 6 or 7 seconds. The wind is coming from the NNE or NNW, which is cross-on for this spot, and it’s making a mess of things. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual there.

The first hint of a pulse comes on Wednesday 5 August morning. The swell is 6 ft from the NE, still short period at 7 seconds, and the combined energy is moderate (288). The wind is a light cross-onshore, only 10 km/h, so it’s not totally trashed, but it’s still marginal. The finder file calls it “marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions.” Honestly, it’s not enough to get excited about, but it’s the best we’ve seen.

Thursday 6 August morning is similar: 4 ft from the NNE, short period, light cross-onshore, still marginal. Worth a look if you’re desperate, but that’s about it.

After that, we drop off a cliff. Friday 7 August through to Monday 10 August sees tiny swell, dropping to 1 ft to 3 ft, with combined energy falling to weak levels (62 to 134). The wind stays onshore or cross-onshore, and the period is short. There’s nothing happening here.

Then, from Tuesday 11 August, we get a real spike in size. The swell jumps to 6 ft from the NNE, and combined energy climbs to 357 on Tuesday, then 7 ft with 547 energy on Wednesday 12 August. The period is still short (7 to 8 seconds), so it’s not a clean groundswell. The wind is onshore from the N or NNE at 12 mph, which is bad news for a reef. At 7 ft, this is expert-only territory, but with onshore wind and short period, expect chop and blown-out lumpy faces. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. Not a day for a clean wave.

The rest of the week into Thursday 14 August holds similar size (6 ft to 7 ft, energy around 416 to 438), but the wind stays onshore and moderate. No clean windows.

So, the honest truth: there is no true standout in this 16-day window. The only session that gets a sniff is Wednesday 5 August morning, and that’s just barely marginal. The whole forecast is a bust for decent surf. Sometimes it’s like that here – a blank run is more normal for the area when the trade winds lock in from the wrong direction. Forecasts can change, but right now, I’d say leave the boards at home for a while.

Rusty.

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