Escollera Necochea Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s comin’ down the line for our local stretch.

We’re starting off with a pretty quiet spell. For the first few days, there’s just not enough oomph. The morning of Wednesday the 9th sees a tiny 1 ft SSE swell with weak energy (90) and a moderate cross-off wind, but it’s labeled poor. The afternoon bumps up to 2 ft from the S with a 12-second period, but a cross breeze messes it up. Thursday the 10th is glassy in the morning with a 2 ft S swell, but it’s still too small. The afternoon turns glassy with 1 ft, but again, no real rideable surf. Friday the 11th is a mess – a strong cross-onshore wind ramps up to 25 mph by the afternoon, even though we get a bit of size at 8 ft from the SSE, the energy is strong (623) but the wind just ruins it. That’s a kite day, not a paddle day.

The first real standout comes on Sunday the 13th of September. Escollera Necochea is your spot. The early morning, we’ve got a clean 3 ft swell from the S with a solid 10-second period. The energy is moderate (221) and the wind is a clean cross-off from the NNW. This is a quality window. The water temp is sitting at 50°F, which is about 1°F warmer than normal for this time of year, so not a big deal but a touch on the mild side. The waves will be clean and lined up. This is your best bet for the early part of the outlook.

Later in the week, Monday the 16th of September morning shows a bit of promise with a 6 ft SSE swell and strong energy (626), but the report calls it marginal due to tide. It’s clean, but it’s a call you’ll have to make on the day. That swell is on the edge of being too much for beginners. For the experts, it could be fun if the tide lines up.

There’s a long gap of poor to ordinary conditions after that, with nothing really worth paddling out for until Saturday the 19th of September. That morning we get a 4 ft SW swell with an offshore wind from the NNW, but it’s a short period swell (5 seconds) and the energy is low (77). It’s surfable, but ordinary. The rest of the second week is mostly small, weak, or wind-affected. The 24th of September morning has a 5 ft E swell, but it’s a very short period (6 seconds) and the energy is moderate (222) – it’s another marginal call.

Bottom line: Sunday the 13th morning is the clear standout. Clean, chest-high waves and light winds. Get out there.
Rusty.

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