El Porto Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the next few days are a bit of a write-off. For Thursday the 23rd, the swell is tiny and the wind is all wrong. We’re looking at small, weak, cross-onshore slop with a combined energy of just 305 and 341. You’re better off doing something else. That’s the story for the rest of the day.

Friday the 24th is where we start to see a glimmer of hope. The morning session at El Porto Beach is looking pretty good. We’ve got a clean 2 ft SSW swell rolling in with a long period of 24 seconds, and a light cross-offshore breeze from the SSE. The combined energy is moderate at 572, and the waves are clean. That’s a solid window for a longboard or a funboard. The afternoon gets a bit iffy with a cross-shore wind and smaller swell.

Saturday the 25th is a mixed bag. The morning has a 2 ft SW swell, but the wind is cross-onshore, messing with the surface. The afternoon is worse. Sunday the 26th morning is the real standout here. We’re looking at a clean 3 ft SSW swell with a 19-second period and a light cross-offshore breeze. The energy is moderate at 534, and the conditions are tidy. This is your best bet for the week.

The following week is a bit of a grind. Monday the 27th through Wednesday the 29th sees the swell bumping up to 3 ft, but the wind keeps swinging onshore, and the combined energy is moderate. It’s rideable, but you’ll be fighting a bit of chop. The crowds are listed as “often” here, so expect company.

Thursday the 30th and Friday the 31st mornings both have clean conditions with cross-offshore winds and a 2 ft to 3 ft swell. The Thursday morning swell is from the SSW with a 16-second period, and Friday morning is from the SSE with a 14-second period. Both are decent options for a morning paddle, with moderate energy readings of 325 and 402. The afternoons, again, get blown out.

Heading into August, the first weekend (August 1st and 2nd) has small 3 ft S swell, but the wind is cross or cross-onshore, making for marginal conditions. The energy is still moderate. After that, the plug gets pulled. From Monday the 3rd of August onward, the swell drops right off – down to 1 ft to 2 ft – and the combined energy falls into the weak double digits (89 to 158). It’s flat, folks. That stretch of poor surf lasts all the way through to the end of the forecast on the 7th of August.

So, the best of the bunch is clearly Friday the 24th morning and Sunday the 26th morning at El Porto Beach. The swell is a long-period groundswell from the SSW, so it’ll have plenty of push and shape, but that long period can make it a bit straight at a beach break – still, the clean conditions should make for some fun, lined-up waves. The water temp is about average for the time of year.

Stay patient, and get on those early sessions.

Rusty.

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