El Murcielago Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s talk about the waves that are coming our way.

Alright, lookin’ over the next 16 days, the first real chance to get wet is on Thursday 16 July, but honestly, it’s a bit of a slow start. The good stuff doesn’t really start buildin’ until much later, so we’ve got a gap of a few days of pretty ordinary conditions before things start to get interesting. The standout periods are gonna be around the 24th and 25th, and then again towards the end of the month.

Thursday 16 July – Early at El Murcielago, we’re lookin’ at tiny 1.3ft swell from the SW with a 12-second period. The combined energy is weak at 94, so it’s not gonna have much push. Wind is a light cross-off from the SSW, so the morning session is clean. The water temp is a very unusual 79.9°, which is a whopping 6.8° warmer than normal for this time of year – feels like a bath! The afternoon gets worse with SW 15 mph cross-winds and a small bump to 2.0ft, but it’s messy.

Friday 17 July – Similar story. Morning has 1.6ft SW swell, 12-second period, and a light cross-off. Clean but tiny. Afternoon goes cross again with stronger wind. Not much to write home about.

Saturday 18 July – Morning has 1.3ft, period 12s, and a very light cross-off. The energy is only 53, so it’s a total knee-slapper. Afternoon gets cross and windier. Still a miss.

Sunday 19 July – This is a little better. Morning has 1.6ft swell from the SW, 13-second period, and the wind is glassy. The combined energy is 118, so it’s got a bit of life. It’s surfable but very ordinary conditions. The glassy morning is the best part of the early days.

Monday 20 July – Morning sees 1.3ft from the WSW, 14-second period, and a light cross-off. Clean but small. Afternoon gets cross and average.

Tuesday 21 July – Morning has 2.0ft from the WSW, 13-second period, but the energy is up to 206, so there’s a moderate pulse. Cross-off wind keeps it clean, but it’s still a marginal day.

Wednesday 22 July – Back to 1.6ft, 12-second period, clean morning but poor surf conditions. Not a goer.

Thursday 23 July – Morning drops to 1.0ft with a long 16-second period from the WNW. Energy is 117. It’s clean but really small. The afternoon picks up a bit but with a cross-on wind.

Friday 24 July – Now we’re talkin’. The morning is the first real standout. 1.3ft swell from the SW, but the period is a massive 22 seconds – very long period groundswell. The energy is strong at 242. The wind is glassy, so it’s gonna be clean. This is a long-period swell, so it’ll be better off at a point or reef, and El Murcielago is an exposed spot, so it might get a bit straight. Still, for the size, it’s a gem. The afternoon gets cross-on wind and messy.

Saturday 25 July – Another standout morning. 2.0ft from the WSW, 19-second period, glassy wind. The energy is strong at 338. This is a beaut. The period is very long, so same caveat applies, but with glassy conditions, it’s the best on offer for the first week. The afternoon goes cross and loses it.

Sunday 26 July – Morning has 2.0ft from the SW, 18-second period, energy is 393. Cross-off wind keeps it clean, but conditions are marginal. The afternoon has a fresh 19 mph cross-off, which is too strong for clean surfing.

Monday 27 July – Morning is a standout. 2.0ft from the SW, 15-second period, glassy wind. Energy is 320. This is a solid, clean, long-period swell. The afternoon goes cross and messy.

Tuesday 28 July – Morning again. 2.0ft from the SW, 16-second period, glassy. Energy is 306. Clean and promising.

Wednesday 29 July – Morning is another glassy one. 2.3ft from the SW, 15-second period, energy is 243. This is the best size we’ve seen all forecast. Still clean.

Thursday 30 July – The morning drops to 1.6ft, period 14s, but the wind is cross-on and the energy is only 116. The run of good mornings is over.

Friday 31 July – Back to 1.3ft, 13-second period, light cross-off. Clean but small.

So, if you’re lookin’ to paddle out, the best windows are the mornings of the 24th, 25th, 27th, 28th, and 29th of July

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