El Penon Amador Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break it down in feet and miles per hour. El Penon Amador is a reef break that doesn’t break often, and this forecast is a prime example of that. Water temp is about 84°, normal for this time of year.

We start with a flat spell. Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th are tiny – waves less than 1ft, cross-winds blowing 20-25 mph, messy surface. That carries on through Monday the 13th to Thursday the 17th – no real size, just chop and cross-breeze. Nothing to ride.

On Wednesday the 15th, there’s a 3ft swell from the east, period 7 seconds, energy at 113 (moderate). But the wind is still cross-shore at 15 mph, and the surf is poor. The break needs north swell, and we’re getting east – wrong direction.

The next chance comes Sunday the 19th: a 5ft swell from the east, period 6 seconds, energy 192. That’s the biggest we see, but the period is short and the wind is cross-shore at 18 mph. The afternoon might clean up a bit with a cross-off breeze, but the swell drops to almost nothing. So that morning on the 19th is your best bet, even though it’s lumpy.

Tuesday the 21st gives us another 5ft from the east, 6-second period, energy 173 – same cross-wind problem. Wednesday the 22nd offers 4ft from the east, 7-second period, energy 135 – again cross-shore. None of these are clean, and the swell direction is off.

If I had to pick a standout, it’s the Sunday morning of the 19th – it’s the biggest, but don’t expect perfection. After that, it’s small and flat all the way to the 26th. This break is inconsistent, and the forecast proves it. You’ll be waiting.

Rusty.

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