El Palito Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's get into it, mate. I've got the goods on El Palito, and I'm gonna level with you straight up. It's a pretty grim run we're looking at, so don't get your hopes up too high.

Looking at the whole 16-day window, it's a slow period for El Palito. There are a few days where the swell tries to show up, but the conditions just aren't cooperating. The water temp is sitting at 82°, which is pretty much average for this time of year, so no surprise there.

We kick off on Friday the 10th of July, but there's nothing to even talk about. The whole first week is a write-off. We've got a few days with a bit of swell, like Sunday the 12th, Monday the 13th, and Tuesday the 14th, but the wind is a problem. It's mostly cross-onshore or onshore, making it choppy and messy. The best we get is a 4ft swell from the NE on Sunday afternoon with a short period of 7 seconds and moderate energy (156), but the wind is a cross-onshore 12 mph, so it's going to be a bumpy, grovelly mess.

After that, we hit a dead zone. From Wednesday the 15th all the way through to Saturday the 18th, there's basically no surf at all with zero energy. It's a proper flat spell.

There's a little flicker of hope on Sunday the 19th of July. A 3ft NE swell with a 7-second period and weak energy (91) shows up in the morning. The wind is light and offshore from the N at 6 mph, so it might be clean, but it's tiny and weak. If you're desperate for a paddle, it's the best you'll see, but it's not worth getting excited about. Then it's back to flat for the next couple of days.

The next whisper of something comes on Tuesday the 21st of July. A 4ft NE swell with a 7-second period and moderate energy (116) shows up. But again, the wind is offshore in the morning, so it could be clean, but it's small and weak, and it's choppy by the afternoon.

Then we get a couple of days of absolute glass on Wednesday the 22nd and Thursday the 23rd, but it's flat. The wind is dead calm in the morning, which is a rare treat, but there's no swell to ride.

Finally, on Friday the 24th and Saturday the 25th of July, we get a tiny, weak 2ft, 6-second period NE swell with weak energy (39). The wind is offshore in the morning, so it'll be clean, but it's barely surfable. It's a longboard or foamie kind of wave, if you can even call it that.

The standout here, if you can call it that, is the Sunday the 19th morning session. It's the only day with a clean offshore wind and a wave that's technically big enough to ride. But it's small and weak. For a beginner, it's gentle enough, but don't expect any power. The rest of the time, it's either flat or blown out.

Honestly, this stretch looks more interesting for a flat-water paddle or a kite session on the windy afternoons than for a surf. It's a tough run.

Rusty, signing off.

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