El Porto Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, checkin' in on the local stretch. Let's be real, this look is a mixed bag, but there's a couple of windows worth paddlin' out for.

We're kickin' things off with a solid little pulse. Tuesday morning, July 28th, is the standout. El Porto Beach is gonna see clean, chest to head-high sets from the SSW, with a long period of 17 seconds. That's proper groundswell energy, and the combined energy is sitting at a decent 582 (moderate). The wind is a light, cross-off breeze out of the SSE, so the face is gonna be glassy. This is your window for some smooth, lined-up rides. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so no worries there.

Tuesday afternoon, the wind shifts onshore, and the quality drops off quick. The rest of the week and into the weekend is a bit of a struggle. Wednesday morning, the 29th, still has a bit of that clean, cross-off vibe with slightly smaller waves around 3 ft, but it's a shadow of Tuesday morning. The combined energy is still decent at 518 (moderate).

From Wednesday afternoon (29th) right through the weekend and into early August, it's a story of onshore wind and weak, choppy surf. The waves are small, the period drops, and the energy is low. You'll see a lot of 0/10 scores in the data for those afternoons. The mornings are generally cleaner, but the swell is tiny. The morning of Sunday, August 2nd, is clean with a light cross-off, but the swell is barely 1 ft, and the energy is a weak 125. It's a longboard-only kind of day, if you're desperate.

Then we hit a real dry spell. From Monday, August 3rd, all the way through to the end of the forecast on Wednesday, August 12th, it's pretty bleak. The wave heights hover around 1 ft to 2 ft, and the combined energy is either weak or barely moderate. The winds are mostly cross-on or onshore, and the forecasts are all "poor surf conditions." There's a couple of mornings with light breezes, but the swell just isn't there. The period on the 10th and 11th spikes up to 18-20 seconds, but that's a long-period groundswell hitting a beach break with no power. It'll be all straight lines and close-outs, not worth the paddle out unless you're a kiter in a strong onshore. For a paddle surfer, that's a kite-fishing setup.

So, to sum it up: your one and only real shot is Tuesday morning, July 28th. Get it while it's good. After that, it's a long wait of small, windy, or just plain junk. Stay hopeful, though – it never stays flat forever around here.

- Rusty

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