El Porto Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here. We’ve got a bit of a slow start across the coming sixteen days, but there are some windows that’ll have you reaching for the wax. The overall pattern is stubbornly small, with a lot of onshore breeze messing things up, but patience will pay off if you time it right.

The first real surf worth paddling out for kicks off on the morning of Thursday, 3rd September. That’s the standout in the whole outlook. El Porto Beach is looking at a clean little 2 ft SSW swell, with a period of 15 seconds, which is a long-period groundswell – plenty of push for the size and nice shape. The wind is light and cross-offshore from the SSE, so the surface will be glassy clean. Combined energy is moderate (216). The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there. It’s a consistent spot, exposed to SW swell, and with the small size, it’s perfect for beginners. Crowds are often an issue at El Porto, so expect company.

Leading up to that, there’s a long gap of nothing worth chasing. From Thursday, 20th August right through to the morning of Monday, 2nd September, the surf is mostly tiny (1.0 ft to 2 ft) with onshore or cross-onshore winds from the WSW, and combined energy is weak to moderate (115 to 350). Conditions are poor or marginal – choppy, wind-affected. The exception is a couple of mornings on the 23rd and 24th of August, where the swell direction is SW, period 18-19 seconds, and energy is moderate (209 to 259), but the winds are still cross-on or onshore, so it’s messy. Not worth paddling out unless you’re desperate.

On the morning of Wednesday, 2nd September, things start to turn. The swell is still tiny at 1 ft, but the wind swings to a light cross-offshore from the SSE, so the conditions are clean. Energy is moderate (167). It’s surfable but very ordinary. Not a standout, but a sign of better things to come.

Then on Thursday, 3rd September, as I said, that’s the pick. The morning has 2 ft, 15 seconds, clean cross-off wind, and a good surf forecast. The afternoon is no good with a shift to a short-period 10-second W swell and cross-on wind.

The last gem is the morning of Friday, 4th September. El Porto again gets a 1 ft SSW swell, 16 seconds, with light cross-off wind from the SSE. Clean conditions and moderate energy (201). Another solid call for the patient surfer.

Beyond that, the surf drops back to small and windy again, so don’t bet on it.

Overall, if you’ve got a flexible schedule, wait for the 3rd or 4th of September. That’s the real deal. Everything before is mostly a write-off.

Rusty.

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