El Roque Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey folks, Rusty here. Let’s not sugarcoat it: the surf outlook for the next couple of weeks is a total bummer. We’re looking at a long stretch of messy, onshore wind and weak, short-period swell. It’s a waiting game for sure.

The only spot on the map is El Roque, but it’s not doing us any favors. The swell is small, mostly in the 4 to 6 feet range, coming from the NNE. That’s a poor angle for this place. The swell period is short, around 6-7 seconds, so there’s no power behind it, just windblown slop.

Right from Sunday the 9th, it’s a mess. We’ve got northerly winds at 12 mph blowing right onshore, killing any chance of a clean wave. The energy is weak, reading around 208-218. This continues through the first week, with the wind picking up to 16 mph from the NNE on Monday and Tuesday. It’s just choppy and horrible. The energy reads moderate, up in the 200s, but it’s all surface junk.

We get a slight break in the wind on the 16th, but the swell also drops to 3 to 4 feet, and the energy falls down to the 130s. It’s small and still lumpy, not worth the effort. The second week is more of the same. There’s a little bump in swell around the 19th and 20th, to around 6 feet, but the period stays short and the wind comes back up. It’s a frustrating loop.

The only glimmer is late on the 23rd when the period pushes up to 9 seconds, and again on the 24th, but the wind is still cross-onshore and the energy is nothing to write home about. The reports all say “poor surf conditions” with a zero score out of ten. There’s just no good surf in this window. For a beginner, it’s fine, but for anyone else, it’s a no-go. A good time to catch up on other things.

So, there you are. A complete blank run. For over two weeks, there’s nothing worth paddling for. This is one of those times where the surf just isn’t there. We gotta be patient and wait for the weather pattern to shift. The wind will eventually turn offshore and the ocean will clean up, but it won't be this week.

Keep your boards close, but don't hold your breath.

Rusty

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