El Porto Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s cookin’ at El Porto Beach.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the next two weeks are looking pretty grim for any kind of decent paddle session. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak swell and winds that just won’t play nice. The water temp is sittin’ about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

The first real whisper of anything surfable comes on the morning of Friday, July 31st. We’re lookin’ at a tiny 3 ft swell from the SSW with a long period of 14 seconds. That’s a groundswell, so it’ll have some energy, but the combined energy is only 285 (moderate)... and the wind is a cross-on. That’s the kiss of death for a beach break like El Porto. It’s gonna be bumpy and messy. Honestly, not worth paddlin’ out for.

From there, it’s a total drought. We’ve got days and days of nothing but 1 ft to 2 ft slop, with cross or cross-on winds. The swell periods are all over the place, but the wave energy is weak – we’re talkin’ values like 103 to 125 (weak). It’s all “poor surf conditions” in the data, and I can feel it in my bones. This is a proper flat spell.

Now, let’s jump ahead. The morning of Friday, August 7th, shows a tiny uptick. Still only 1 ft, but the period jumps to a very long 19 seconds from the SSW. The combined energy pushes up to 217 (moderate). But again, a light cross-on wind is gonna mess up the surface. It’s a “marginal” call at best. This pattern keeps repeating through the weekend.

The one morning that catches my eye a little is Sunday, August 9th. It’s still a tiny 2 ft from the SSW, but the wind is finally a light cross-off. That’s clean! The combined energy is 169 (moderate). For a few hours, if you’re desperate, you might find a knee-high ripple with a bit of shape. But let’s be real, it’s a long way from good.

The real kicker is that the swell never really gets above 2 ft, and the wind is almost always from the wrong angle for this beach. For a consistent, exposed spot like El Porto, that’s a bummer. A few mornings in the second week, like the 12th and 13th of August, we see the combined energy climb into the 200s (moderate) and even 273 (moderate) with a 2 ft swell from the SSW, but it’s still cross-on or onshore. Choppy and weak.

If you’re a kite surfer, this setup might look more interesting for you than a paddle surfer, but for us wave riders, it’s a tough watch. The forecast can change, but right now, I wouldn’t be waxing up just yet.

Rusty, out.

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