El Suicidio Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at the upcoming swell window.

Right off the bat, we’ve got a solid run of surf kicking off this Tuesday afternoon at El Suicidio. A clean 4ft SSE swell is rolling in with a nice 11-second period, and some clouds overhead with a light ENE cross-off breeze. The water’s sitting at 52°, which is a touch cooler than average for this time of year, but nothing too wild. This is our first taste, and it’s got some moderate energy behind it (635), making for a promising start.

Wednesday the 26th morning is where it really starts to pump. The swell jumps to 6ft from the SE with a long 15-second period – proper groundswell – and that northeast wind stays cross-off. The energy reading hits 1308, which is solid. This is the standout of the first week. Wednesday afternoon stays similar at 6ft, and the wind holds clean. It’s going to be a good, punchy day for intermediate surfers, but that size and period will have some push behind it.

Thursday the 27th morning sees the swell dip to 4ft from the SE, period dropping to 13 seconds, and a light NNW cross-off breeze keeping things clean. By Thursday afternoon though, the wind swings onshore from the SW and the quality drops away fast. That trend continues right through the end of August and into the start of September. From Thursday afternoon all the way through to Tuesday the 1st of September, it’s mostly poor – onshore winds, weak chop, and messy conditions. We’ve got about a four-day stretch where it’s not worth paddling out.

Then things start to look interesting again. Wednesday the 2nd of September morning, we get a proper offshore wind from the north, light and clean, with 3ft waves from the east on a 10-second period. The energy is moderate (186), and the wind stays offshore into the afternoon as well. It’s not huge, but it’s clean and rideable, a nice reset after that flat spell.

Thursday the 3rd holds similar size and clean conditions, but the highlight of the whole run is definitely Wednesday the 9th of September. We’ve got a big 8ft east swell rolling in at 11 seconds, combined with a light offshore from the NNW. The energy is strong at 1348. This is big and powerful – expert-only territory, really – but for those with the skill and the nerve, it’s going to be an epic morning. That same energy carries into the afternoon with a 7ft ESE swell and 12-second period, wind staying light cross-off. This is definitely the standout of the second week, but remember we’re looking at something over a week away, so don’t lock it in just yet.

Rusty

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