El Porto Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s break it down for El Porto Beach. Right off the bat, the first few days are a total flat spell—nothing doing.

Starting Monday, August 3rd, and running through the next few days, we’re looking at tiny, weak surf. Swell height is barely 1 ft, with combined energy in the weak range (around 100–107). Winds are mostly cross-onshore or onshore, so the surface is chopped up. Not worth paddling out.

You get a little flicker on Friday, August 7th. Swell stays at 1 ft, but the period jumps to 19 seconds—that’s a long-period groundswell, bringing more energy (234). But for a beach break like El Porto, that long period can make waves break too straight. Winds are still cross, so it’s marginal at best.

Now, Saturday, August 8th, is your real standout. The morning is the call. Swell edges up to 2 ft from the SSW, with a 17-second period, giving us moderate energy (210). More importantly, we get a clean, cross-offshore breeze from the SSE at 9 mph. That’s glassy, peeling lines. Water temp is a very unusual 73°F—much warmer than normal for this time of year, so you might skip the wetsuit. Just know that crowds are often a factor here, especially on a Saturday morning.

The rest of that week and into the next stays small and ordinary. Swell holds around 2 ft, but winds stay cross or onshore, keeping the surface messy. There’s a brief moment on Monday, August 10th morning with light cross-off winds, but it’s still tiny.

Into the second week, things pick up a bit. Around Friday, August 14th, we see another pulse of long-period swell (19 seconds) from the SSW, with energy hitting 270. Swell height is still only 1–2 ft, so it’s more about the push than the size. Winds are cross in the morning but turn onshore and stronger in the afternoon.

The best of the later period looks to be Saturday, August 15th, and Sunday, August 16th. Swell climbs to 2 ft from the SSW, with moderate energy in the 250–313 range. The catch? Winds are mostly cross-onshore or onshore, so it’ll be bumpy. The morning of Monday, August 17th, has a glassy window with a slight breeze and 2 ft swell, but energy is only moderate (186). Surfable, but nothing special.

Bottom line: if you want the cleanest waves, make it happen Saturday morning, August 8th. After that, it’s small and wind-affected until the second weekend, which has more size but less quality. For beginners, this spot stays safe, but don’t expect much until that Saturday window.

Stay patient.

Rusty.

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