El Gringo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what’s coming down the pipe for El Gringo.

First up, the water temp is sitting at about 65°, which is a touch warmer than we'd normally see this time of year. Nothing crazy, but it’s a nice little bonus.

We’ve got a bit of a slow start before the real action kicks in. The early part of the run through Wednesday the 28th is pretty marginal. Swell is small, mostly under 3 ft, and the energy readings are weak. It’s not really worth paddling out for, so save your energy.

Things start to get interesting on Friday, the 28th of August. We’re looking at a solid jump in size with swell hitting 8 ft to 8 ft from the SW, with a long period of 15 to 16 seconds. That’s proper groundswell energy, and the combined swell energy is a meaty 2901 to 2986 – that’s strong stuff. The offshore wind will be light and clean, making for some good lines. But at that size, it’s only going to be for the experienced crew. The long period means sets will be a bit more spaced out, making the paddle out a bit easier.

Saturday the 29th keeps the size up around 7 ft with a 13 to 14 second period from the SW, and the energy is still strong. The morning has a light cross-shore wind, but by afternoon it’s back to clean offshore. This is also a bigger, more powerful day for the advanced lot.

Sunday the 30th and Monday the 31st see the swell backing down into the 5 ft to 6 ft range, with moderate energy. The wind is clean offshore, so it’ll be fun for a bigger range of surfers, but nothing to get too worked up about.

The standout for the whole forecast? I’d have to point to the period from Friday the 28th through Saturday the 29th. That’s where the biggest, cleanest, and most powerful swell arrives, with light offshore winds and strong energy levels. For the advanced guys, that’s the pick.

After that, the swell slowly drops and then rebuilds again towards the end of the first week of September. The week starting Monday the 7th of September looks promising again, with a new pulse of long-period SW groundswell pushing through. By Monday the 7th we’re seeing 4 ft to 5 ft with a very long period of 18 to 20 seconds, and energy building to 1179 to 1565. That’ll be a clean, well-shaped swell, but it’s a long-range forecast, so keep an eye on it. The conditions look good with light offshore winds.

Tuesday the 8th and Wednesday the 9th of September keep the size around 6 ft to 6 ft with a 15 to 16 second period and strong energy up to 2054. The wind stays clean offshore, so this could be a solid run for intermediate to advanced surfers.

Overall, there’s a bit of a wait for the good stuff, but once it arrives, El Gringo is going to have some proper, clean, and powerful SW groundswell. The early part of the run is a write-off, but from Friday the 28th to Saturday the 29th is the top pick.

Rusty.

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