El Conquistador Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with the long-range look for El Conquistador. It’s gonna be a lean spell for a while, but there are a couple of windows that might get you wet.

This is a beach and reef setup, very consistent, but don't let that fool you – the size is tiny for most of this run. The water temp is sitting about average for the time of year, so nothing wild there. The first nine days are a real challenge for finding anything with enough push to be fun.

Tuesday morning the 8th kicks things off with a tiny 2ft swell from the NW, period of 11 seconds. Energy is weak (76). It's glassy though – flat, clean water on a small wave. That’s about the best of a very average first week, but it's nothing to write home about. Wednesday and Thursday drop right off, with heights barely 0.7ft to 1ft and energy falling below 66. Friday the 11th offers similar tiny 1ft SSW swell, again clean with light cross-off winds, but just not enough wave.

Then we hit a dead zone for a few days. From Saturday the 12th through to Tuesday the 15th of September, the surf stays below 1ft and mostly poor or glassy but flat. A total write-off for paddling.

Now, here's the interesting bit. A pulse shows up on Wednesday the 16th. The morning starts with a 1ft SSW groundswell, but the energy jumps to 132 – that's moderate energy for such a small wave, meaning it's got some long-period grunt (16 seconds). The glassy, clean conditions continue. By the afternoon, the swell builds a touch to 2ft from the S, period still a long 16 seconds, and energy climbs to 173. This is the standout for the whole forecast. Clean, glassy, and that long period will wrap nicely into this reef. It's not big, but it’s the best quality on offer.

Thursday the 17th keeps that quality with 2ft SSW swell and glassy conditions in the morning. The energy is up at 155. A real nice little window.

After that, we slip back into the ordinary. Friday the 18th and the following weekend show 1ft to 2ft swell, energy fading back below 180, and a few sessions with glassy or light offshore winds on the 21st and 22nd. The last call on Wednesday the 23rd has a 1ft SSW swell with 51 energy, glassy, but pretty small.

Honestly, the best bet on the board is Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th. That long-period S/SSW groundswell, with clean glassy conditions, will be your only real chance for a proper surf. The rest is just a paddle.

Stay patient, surfers.

Rusty.

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