El Porto Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it for El Porto Beach. The long-range picture is a bit of a tease—we’ve got some super long-period, high-energy groundswell on the way early on, but it’s compromised by cross or cross-onshore winds through most of the afternoons. The real window for clean waves is tight, mostly in the mornings. The surf drops off a cliff after the first week, with a long stretch of nothing much to write home about.

The action starts Saturday, July 25th. The morning sees some clouds and a light S breeze at 6 mph making it cross-shore. We’ve got a 2 ft swell from the SW, but with a very long period of 21 seconds and moderate combined energy (513). The wind keeps it a bit choppy, and the tide will be a factor. It’s marginal, but those long gaps between sets will make paddling out easy. The afternoon turns cross-onshore, which kills the quality.

The standout for the whole 16-day window is Tuesday morning, July 28th. The forecast shows clean conditions with a light S breeze at 6 mph blowing cross-offshore. The swell is 3 ft from the SSW with a period of 17 seconds, delivering moderate energy (580). The wind state is clean, and the conditions are expected to be very good. For a beginner-friendly spot like El Porto, this is as good as it gets. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so no need to stress about a wetsuit.

Wednesday morning, July 29th, is also worth a paddle. The wind is from the SSE at 9 mph, cross-offshore, keeping things clean. The swell drops a touch to 3 ft from the SSW, but the period dips to 16 seconds, with moderate energy (492). It’s a solid option if you miss Tuesday.

After that, the daily pattern is the same: better mornings with light cross or cross-off winds, and afternoons getting blown out by a cross-onshore breeze. The swell slowly drops in size and period, and the energy weakens. Friday, August 1st, the morning swell bumps up to 4 ft from the S but with a shorter period of 13 seconds, and the wind is cross-on, so it’s messy.

Then we hit a dry spell. From Sunday, August 2nd, onward, the swell fades fast. The combined energy drops below 100—weak energy—and the wave heights shrink to 1 ft or 2 ft. Most days are rated as poor conditions. There’s a brief glimmer on Thursday, August 6th morning, where a 1 ft swell from the SSW with a 21-second period and moderate energy (245) shows up, but it’s still cross-on and poor. For the rest of the 16 days, it’s basically flat with onshore wind. The consistency is gone.

So, bottom line: if you’re a beginner or just want a clean, cruisy session, Tuesday morning July 28th is your best bet. Get on it, because the second week is a write-off.

Rusty.

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