El Suicidio Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – this 16-day window at El Suicidio is a real mixed bag, and honestly, it’s mostly a lot of waiting for very little reward. The pattern is a long, drawn-out stretch of messy, weak, and onshore conditions, with only a couple of brief windows where it might be worth strapping on the leggie.

The first chance to get wet doesn’t come until Wednesday, September 2nd. It’s small, with a 2ft easterly swell and a weak energy reading of just 78. The wind is a clean offshore from the north, so the surface will be glassy, but the waves are tiny and ordinary. The water temp is 54°, which is about normal for this time of year, so a 4/3 is the call.

Thursday the 3rd sees a slight bump in size to 3ft from the east, with a longer 11-second period, giving the combined energy a moderate kick at 196. The morning has a light cross-offshore breeze, so it’ll be clean, but the rain might put you off. The afternoon gets messy as the wind swings onshore.

From Friday the 4th right through until Tuesday the 8th, it’s a write-off. The swell gets bigger, hitting 6ft on Sunday the 6th (energy of 359), but it’s short-period, wind-affected, and choppy. The wind is either cross-on or straight onshore, making for terrible conditions. This is more of a kite-surfing show than a paddle-surfing one.

Tuesday the 8th is the one true standout. That morning, we’ve got a 4ft swell from the southeast with a 9-second period, and the wind is a light cross-offshore from the northeast. The energy is a moderate 247, and the forecast says “expect good surf conditions.” The swell direction is on the money for this exposed point break. It’s not huge, but it’ll be clean and fun. Crowds are possible here.

After that, it drops back into the doldrums. The rest of the second week is a mess of small, weak, messy swells and onshore winds, with a few fleeting moments of clean glassy conditions around the 11th and 16th, but even then the swell is tiny (2ft to 2ft). The only other notable thing is a jump in period to 11 seconds on the 12th, but the wind is a fresh cross-on, so it’s a no-go.

So, bottom line: if you can get out on Tuesday morning, September 8th, that’s your best bet. The rest of the forecast is a long, frustrating wait for something that never really shows up. Stay patient.

Rusty.

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