El Porto Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, my salty amigos, Rusty here again. Let’s break down the next couple of weeks for El Porto Beach, but in feet and miles per hour this time. Straight up, it’s a long, flat spell we’re looking at.

Ain’t much happening for a solid week. The water temp is nothing special for this time of year. The wind is mostly sideways or onshore, and the wave energy is teeny-tiny.

The first real shot at something decent doesn’t roll in until Wednesday morning, August 19th. Before that, you’ve got a full week of poor surf with tiny swells and choppy or rippled conditions. The combined energy stays low, even on Saturday the 15th when it hit 381 (moderate) but with onshore wind.

Here’s the one bright spot. Wednesday morning, August 19th. We get a light cross-offshore breeze from the SSE at 6 mph, which will make the water glassy as a mirror. The swell is a tiny 2ft from the SSW, but it’s got a long 16-second period, so that groundswell energy will give the waves a bit of life and shape even at that size. The combined energy is 276 (moderate). Again, it’s a beach break, so that long period might make ‘em a bit walled, but with those clean conditions, a longboard will have a field day.

You get another brief look on Friday morning, August 21st – a light cross-shore from the S at 6 mph, but the swell drops to 1ft with a short 13-second period. Combined energy is only 133 (weak), so it’s a very marginal session.

Then it goes completely quiet. The last week of August into the 28th is a graveyard of 1ft to 2ft swells with constant cross-onshore or onshore wind. Waves will be there, but they’ll be weak, bumpy, and just no fun.

So, my advice? Wait it out this week, then mark your calendar for that Wednesday, August 19th. It’s not pumping, but with that glassy water, it’s our only real window.

Rusty.

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