El Porto Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright crew, Rusty here checking the forecast for El Porto. We’re looking at a pretty quiet stretch, so temper your expectations. There’s a long gap of tiny, weak surf before we might see something worth talking about.

For now and for the next week or so, it’s a waiting game. Water temp is sitting at a warm 68°F, which is more than two degrees warmer than average for this time of year – that’s pretty unusual.

The first week is dominated by small swell. On the 10th and 11th we’ve got 2ft of long-period SSW groundswell (15 seconds), but the energy is weak. The wind is light and cross, leaving a bit of ripple on the face. Not worth the paddle. From the 12th through the 17th of July it goes downhill fast. The swell drops to as low as 1ft (weak energy) with cross-onshore or onshore wind. There’s a brief window on the morning of the 13th with glassy conditions and a 2ft groundswell, but it’s still too small to get excited about.

From the 18th up to the 22nd of July, the swell slowly builds to around 2-3ft from the SW/SSW. The energy climbs into the moderate range, peaking on the 22nd. But it comes with a lot of cross-onshore wind, keeping conditions messy. You’ll see lighter cross-shore winds on a few mornings, but the tide and size kill any real chance of a good session.

Now, if you’ve got the patience, the best chance of the whole 16 days could be the morning of Wednesday, 23rd July – but it's a long way off so think of it as promising, not certain. The forecast shows completely glassy conditions (0 mph wind from the WNW) with a 2ft SSW groundswell. It will be clean and small, a longboard morning for sure.

Finally, the 24th and 25th close things out. The morning of the 25th brings the biggest swell of the period at 3ft from the SSE with moderate energy, but the period is short (14 seconds) and the wind is cross-onshore. It’s going to be bumpy. By the afternoon, it’s fully onshore and blown out.

Overall it’s a lean period. The conditions are so poor and the swell so weak that this beach break is likely to be more fun for kite surfers than paddle surfers on most days. If you’re keen, the 23rd is your only real shot at clean, tiny waves. Otherwise, save your energy.

Rusty.

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