Escollera Necochea Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's chew the fat on what the next couple of weeks are looking like for our local stretch.

We're in for a pretty slow start. The first legit waves aren't gonna show up until the tail end of the first week, with a big gap of small or junky conditions before that. The real highlight is smack in the middle of the second week, but that's a ways off, so don't get too excited just yet.

So, Monday the 7th we’ve got a little bump of swell at Escollera Necochea, around 3 ft from the SSE and SE, but with a moderate cross-offshore wind from the NNW. It's clean but the energy is weak (225) and the conditions are marginal. It's a "maybe" kind of day.

Tuesday the 8th through to the morning of Thursday the 10th is a total loss – either way too small or the wind is all over the shop. Thursday the 10th does have a brief window with a light N offshore wind and some tiny 2 ft S swell, but the energy is weak (68-94). You'd need a longboard and low expectations.

Then we get into the stormy stuff. Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th see a messy, windy increase from the SSE. Waves get up to 10 ft on Saturday but with a strong onshore wind that'll churn it into a mess. With that much energy (1056) and those conditions, this stretch is looking a lot more fun for the kite crew than for a paddle surfer.

Sunday the 13th is a return to cleaner but still average conditions. A 5 ft SE swell with a NNW cross-off wind in the morning, dropping to 3 ft in the afternoon. It's ridable, but nothing special.

Now, the real promise is for Wednesday the 16th through Friday the 18th. Wednesday the 16th sees a solid 8 ft SSW swell showing up (energy at 1132), but the wind is cross-off in the morning and cross-shore in the afternoon. This is big enough for intermediates, but too much for a beginner.

But the real standout is Thursday the 17th of September. We’ve got a very clean 10 ft S swell hitting the coast, with a long 14-second period. The wind goes light offshore from the NNW in the morning, but by the afternoon it becomes a gentle offshore breeze. The energy is massive at 2816 in the morning and 2668 in the afternoon. This is proper, powerful groundswell. For this break, which is a beach and reef setup, that long period will mean some serious grunt. The afternoon on Thursday 17th is rated as excellent, but waves over 8 ft are firmly in the expert-only zone. This is not a day for the groms or the weekend warriors. Friday the 18th sees the swell drop back but holds at 5 ft with a fresh offshore wind, a decent follow-up day for the brave.

After that, it's pretty much flat and useless through to the end of the forecast window on the 22nd.

Alright, that's the story. It's a long wait for that one Thursday, but it could be a proper session. Keep your eyes peeled. This is Rusty, signing off.

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