El Murcielago Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on the table for the next couple of weeks. It’s not a massive swell window, but there’s a real little beauty hiding in there if you’re patient.

The overall pattern is pretty quiet to start, with small, cleanish waves but nothing that’ll get your heart racing. We’ve got a gap of a few days of just ordinary, small surf before the real magic shows up.

We kick off Monday, August 3rd, at El Murcielago. Morning looks clean with a light cross-off breeze, but the swell is tiny, just 2ft from the SW at 10 seconds. Combined wave energy is weak (180), so it’s a longboard or a big fish kind of day. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there. The afternoons are a write-off with a strong cross-breeze messing things up.

Tuesday and Wednesday mornings are similar story – small, clean surf, but wave heights are down around 1ft to 2ft, and energy is real low (63 to 85). It’s surfable but very ordinary, so don’t expect much.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. The standout window is the morning of Thursday, August 6th, through the morning of Friday, August 7th. Thursday morning brings a jump in energy to 200 (moderate) with a 2ft SW swell at 13 seconds. The wind is a light cross-off, keeping it clean. That’s a solid improvement.

But the real crown jewel is the morning of Friday, August 7th. We’re looking at a 2ft SW groundswell, but the period jumps to a very long 16 seconds, and the energy is up at 203 (moderate). The best part? The wind is dead glassy – zero knots. That’s a major positive. This is a true stand-out session. The swell direction is NW optimum, and we’re getting SW, so it’s a little off the ideal, but with that period and glassy conditions, El Murcielago will be offering long, clean lines. The water is still about average.

After Friday, the energy stays moderate through the weekend, but the wind gets messy again in the afternoons. Mornings on Saturday and Sunday, August 8th and 9th, are still clean with cross-off winds, and the swell holds around 2ft to 2ft from the SW, with decent periods (13-14 seconds). It’s good, but not as special as that Friday glass-off.

The second week is a bit of a mixed bag. The week starting August 10th sees a drop in quality, with more cross-off and cross winds, and the swell energy fading back to weak (100-128). The mornings are still occasionally clean, but the waves are small and ordinary. The only thing to note is the morning of Thursday, August 13th, where we get another glassy period with a 1ft SW swell, but the period is a massive 20 seconds. That’s a very long period groundswell, which means it’ll be super clean but the sets could be spread out, and it might break a bit straight on the beach. Worth a look if you’re keen on a glassy, long-period mellow session.

The final weekend (August 15-16) sees a bit more size, with waves up to 3ft, but the winds are mostly cross or cross-on, making it messy. The energy is strong (308), but the quality isn’t there for a clean paddle session.

If you’re a beginner, this whole forecast is pretty gentle, with nothing over 3ft, so it’s all safe. If you’re an expert, that Friday morning glass-off is your only real target.

So, overall, the standout is undeniably the morning of Friday, August 7th at El Murcielago – glassy, clean, long-period swell. Get on it.

Rusty.

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