Escollera Necochea Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. We’re lookin’ at a bit of a rough stretch ahead at Escollera Necochea. For the next week or so, it’s mostly messy, wind-affected slop, and nothin’ really worth paddlin’ out for. We’ve got a long gap of poor surf, about six or seven days where it’s just a write-off. The only real glimmer comes much later, and it’s a specific window worth highlightin’.

Let’s run through it. Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th are a write-off with short-period junky swell, onshore winds, and weak energy (only 117 to 105). Tuesday the 18th afternoon does go glassy with a light breeze, but the swell’s only 3 ft from the SSW at a short 7 seconds, and the combined energy is just 70 (weak). Nothin’ to get excited about.

Wednesday the 19th through to Thursday the 20th sees the swell drop right away, with heights down to 0.7 ft and energy barely registerin’ (17). The wind shifts but the surf’s gone.

Then we get a big pulse. Friday the 21st through Sunday the 23rd throws up some solid size, but it’s a complete mess. On Friday morning we’re lookin’ at 7 ft from the S (7 seconds), but it’s onshore and the energy jumps to 462 (moderate) — still, the report says poor surf. By Saturday the 22nd, it’s 11 ft from the SSW, period around 9-10 seconds, and the combined energy is a massive 2136 to 2630 (strong!). But with a fresh cross-onshore breeze, it’s just lumpy and unrideable. Sunday the 23rd is even bigger, 13 ft from the S, 10-12 second period, and energy over 3600 — but onshore at 28 mph winds. That’s not for paddle surfing; that’s kite territory if anythin’.

Here’s the standout window: Monday the 24th of August – morning session. The swell eases to a clean 7 ft from the SSE with a nice 10-second period, and the wind goes glassy (3 mph from the west). The combined energy is still strong at 1201. This is excellent surf for experienced surfers only — too big for beginners — and the conditions are glassy, just perfect. The swell direction (SSE) isn’t the ideal S, but with that length period, it’ll set up well for the beach-and-reef setup. Crowds are possible here, but if you’re on it early, you’ll score.

After that, the rest fades. Tuesday the 25th has a smaller, clean 4 ft with light offshore winds (N at 9 mph) and the energy drops to 363 (moderate). It’s surfable but ordinary. The rest of the week dribbles away with tiny, weak swell and offshore or clean winds, but it’s just not enough push.

The water temp is about average for this time of year. Nothin’ weird there.

So to keep it simple: the one true standout is Monday the 24th morning at Escollera Necochea. Get it while it’s glassy and solid. The rest of the 16 days is mostly not worth the drive.

Rusty.

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