El Palito Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for El Palito.

Honestly, it’s been a pretty quiet run and the next 16 days don’t offer much to get excited about. There are some tiny windows where the surf is just about rideable, but for the most part, we’re looking at a whole lot of flat or poor conditions. The first real bit of surf pops up on Monday morning 10 August. The swell is a weak 3 ft from the NE with a short period of 7 seconds, and the combined energy is feeble at just 57. It’s glassy though, with no wind, so the surface will be clean. It’s rideable, but really ordinary. That’s about as good as it gets for the whole outlook.

After Monday morning, it quickly goes downhill. Monday arvo turns choppy with cross-on wind, and Tuesday 11 August starts with an onshore wind and poor surf, then fizzles out completely. From Tuesday arvo right through until Thursday 13 August morning, there’s nothing. Thursday morning brings back a tiny 3 ft NE swell at 6 seconds (energy 56) and glassy conditions again, but it’s still very weak and ordinary.

Then we hit a long, flat gap. From Thursday 13 August afternoon all the way through to Sunday 16 August, there’s zero surf. Monday 17 August morning shows a 3 ft NE swell (energy 64) but with onshore wind, so it’s poor. Tuesday 18 August morning is a tiny 2 ft NE swell (energy 70) with light onshore wind – still no good. The rest of the second week is mostly flat, with a pathetic 0.3 ft pulse on Thursday 20 August that’s not worth paddling out for.

The standout – if you can call it that – is Monday morning 10 August at El Palito. It won’t be pretty, but with the NE swell at 3 ft and glassy conditions, it’s the only surfable moment in the whole window. The water temperature is about average for this time of year.

Beyond that, there’s nothing. The break is fairly consistent generally, so this blank run is a bit unusual, but forecasts can change. Keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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