El Murcielago Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your coffee and let’s look at what we’ve got for the next couple of weeks.

We’re focusing on El Murcielago. The setup is a bit of a mixed bag, but it’s not all doom and gloom. The initial readings show some very small, long-period (17 seconds) groundswell from the Southwest around 3 ft on Tuesday morning, July 7th, but the wind is a cross-onshore, so it’s going to look pretty average. Honestly, things start off pretty flat and messy. This is the only real spot on offer, so we make do with what we have.

The first real look comes on Saturday morning, July 11th. The swell drops a little to 2 ft from the Southwest, period comes down to 13 seconds, but the wind goes light cross-offshore, leaving the surf clean. The combined wave energy is low (143), so waves will be weak, but you might get a few fun, clean runners if you’re patient. It’s really ordinary, but the wind makes it the best of a small-batch window.

Sunday morning the 12th keeps that same clean vibe with light offshore winds, but the swell is even smaller at 2 ft and the energy is down to 103. It’s about as small as it gets while still being surfable.

The real standout, if you can call it that, is Monday morning, July 18th. By then the swell is barely 1.0 ft, but the period jumps way up to 18 seconds and it’s glassy—zero wind. That’s a very long-period groundswell, which tends to break straight on beach breaks, but at a spot like El Murcielago, if it’s glassy and the tide works, you might find a couple of clean, chest-high walls. The energy is still super weak (74), so don’t expect to get worked. This is a true small-wave, glassy-day session for the log or a fish.

For the week after that, from July 20th onward, the swell slowly builds back to around 2 to 2 ft, with period between 12-14 seconds. Mornings on the 20th, 21st and 22nd have clean winds and a bit more energy (162 to 227), but the swell direction shifts more westsouthwest. It’s still small, but clean, and would be the most consistent wave you could get across the whole run, even if it’s nothing to write home about. Afternoon winds get cross and blowy, so mornings are the only real window.

Bottom line—there’s no big swell, no standout day. The small windows are small. Aim for the glassy mornings, especially Monday, July 18th if you want clean, tiny lines, or the week starting July 20th for a tiny bump in size and consistency. It’s a tricky outlook, but with that long period groundswell and glass in the morning, you can still scratch out a decent session if you’re not too picky.

- Rusty

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