El Suicidio Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s cooking at El Suicidio.

Overall, this is a stretch of up-and-down surf with a lot of onshore and cross-shore wind messing things up for the first couple of weeks. The water temp is sitting at 55°F, which is about normal for this time of year, so nothing unusual there swell-wise.

Things start off slow. Sunday morning the 9th has a clean 4ft south swell with a 9-second period and a nice cross-off breeze from the west (12 mph). Combined energy is only 385, so it’s weak, and the call is marginal. It’s surfable but nothing to get excited about. That afternoon the wind swings cross-shore and the waves get lumpy and chop up.

Monday the 10th is a write-off – strong onshore wind all day, swells get bigger but messy. Tuesday the 11th and Wednesday the 12th see a bump in period (12 seconds) and energy (939 on Tuesday morning), but the wind is cross-onshore, so it’s choppy and not worth paddling out.

Thursday the 13th through Saturday the 15th stay marginal at best, with lighter winds and clean conditions at times, but the swell is small—mostly 4ft to 4ft—and the energy is low. The wind shifts cross-off on Friday afternoon and Saturday, but the swell is weak and short-period.

Now, Sunday the 16th afternoon is a little better: 5ft east swell, 8-second period, light cross-off breeze from the northeast at 9 mph, and the call says good surf. Energy is still low at 345, but it’s clean and rideable. That’s the first decent session in the first week.

The gap of poor conditions stretches right through to the 18th, where Tuesday morning and afternoon on the 18th finally bring clean, light wind and small 3ft to 4ft south swell. Not powerful, but glassy and fun for a longboard.

Then we hit the real standout. Monday the 24th of August morning is the one to circle. A 8ft south-southeast groundswell with a very long 19-second period slams in, combined energy is a whopping 3618, and the wind is light northwest at 6 mph—fully offshore. That’s a proper point-swell for El Suicidio. This is big—too big for beginners at over 8ft? No, it’s 8ft, so strong intermediates and above will love it. That long period means it’s going to wrap in nicely at this point break, with clean, groomed faces. The afternoon holds too: 7ft, 16-second period, still offshore, still clean. That’s the best on offer, hands down. But I’ll be honest—it’s far out in the second week, so keep an eye on the models.

Before that, the rest is wind-blown and average. There’s no other real standout. A few mornings have clean wind but tiny swell. The 24th is the payoff, and it’s a beauty.

Stay stoked,
Rusty

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