El Huerto Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. The next 16 days are looking pretty flat and quiet for El Huerto. There’s a real gap of good surf to start, so don’t get your hopes up for much action until the last week. The water is sitting at 72°, which is about average for this time of year, so no need to worry about a wetsuit just yet.

Things start off on Wednesday afternoon, August 12th, with tiny waves around 1 ft from the NNW and a short period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is weak (47), and with a cross-shore breeze, it’s just poor surf. That sets the tone for the next few days. Thursday and Friday are similar—small, weak swell, and the wind isn’t doing us any favors. By Saturday the 15th, we get a bit more size, up to 3 ft on Saturday afternoon, but it’s from the north with a 6-second period, and the energy is still moderate (110). The wind is cross-onshore and it’s choppy. Not great.

Sunday the 16th sees a little more energy, with waves around 4 ft to 4 ft from the NNW on a 7-second period, and combined energy climbing to 192-193. That’s moderate, but the wind is still cross-onshore and messy. The conditions are poor.

The only real standout in this whole window is Monday morning, August 17th. It’s not big—just 3 ft from the NNW with a short period of 7 seconds, and combined energy is only 91 (weak). But the wind is glassy, WSW at 5 km/h, making it super clean. The wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” but for this outlook, that glassy morning is as good as it gets. The swell direction (NNW) isn’t the optimum NW for El Huerto, but in these flat conditions, you take what you can get. No crowds mentioned, so it could be a quiet session.

After Monday, it drops right back down. Tuesday the 18th is tiny and glassy in the morning, but the swell is barely there. The rest of the week stays small, with some light wind and mostly poor conditions. There’s a notable bump around Thursday afternoon, August 20th, when the swell picks up to 4 ft from the NNW with a 10-second period, and combined energy jumps to 425 (strong). The wind is onshore and light, but the wave comment calls it “marginal.” It’s not clean, but that’s a lot of energy compared to the rest of the run.

The second week is a mixed bag. Friday the 21st through Saturday the 22nd stay around 4 ft to 4 ft from the NNW, with moderate energy (225-328), but the wind is always cross-onshore. Sunday the 23rd drops back to 3 ft-3 ft, and it’s small again. The last real look is Thursday morning, August 27th: 4 ft from the NW with a 9-second period, combined energy of 199, and glassy wind from the SSE at 0 km/h. The wave comment says “surfable but very ordinary,” so again, it’s clean but not exciting.

Overall, this is a quiet stretch. The best bet is Monday morning the 17th for some glassy, clean waves, even if they’re small. After that, keep an eye on Thursday afternoon the 20th for a bigger, more powerful swell, but it’ll be windy. There’s not much to get excited about, so check back in a few days—forecasts change.

Rusty.

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