Escollera Necochea Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – the next couple of weeks at Escollera Necochea are a mixed bag, with a lot of ordinary to poor conditions to wade through before we get to a couple of decent windows. The first week is mostly a write-off, but there’s a proper little gem waiting for us on the 25th, and a few shoulder days that are worth a look.

We start off on Friday the 14th with a bit of swell, but it’s only 4 ft to 4 ft from the SSE with a clean 10-second period. The combined energy is moderate at 304 to 303, but the wind is a cross-off from the NE and NNE, which keeps it clean. The problem is, the forecast calls it marginal, and the south-facing setup at this beach-and-reef spot just isn’t working with the tide. Saturday the 15th drops right off – 3 ft and 2 ft, weak energy in the 60s and 80s, and messy cross-off winds. Sunday the 16th is even worse, tiny 0.7 ft to 1.0 ft with cross-on winds from the SW. We’re looking at a big gap of nothing until the 17th, Monday, where the swell picks up but it’s a short-period, wind-affected mess from the S and SSW with onshore winds. The combined energy on Monday afternoon hits 80, but it’s poor. Tuesday the 18th bumps up to 3 ft to 4 ft from the SSW and S, with moderate energy (107 to 116), but the wind is cross-on and cross-shore, creating chop. Not worth it. Wednesday the 19th gets worse – rain, strong onshore winds up to 25 mph, and lumpy conditions. Thursday the 20th is still poor, 3 ft with fresh cross-shore winds. Friday the 21st is more of the same – 4 ft to 3 ft, SW swell, but strong cross-on winds and lumpy surf. Saturday the 22nd is the biggest of the run, with 8 ft to 10 ft from the SSW, but the combined energy is massive at 920 to 2419. That’s a lot of power, but it’s accompanied by light rain and fresh cross-on winds, making it lumpy and messy. For a beach-and-reef setup, that’s not clean – it’s more of a kite-surfing day than a paddle-surfing one. The period hits 11 seconds on the afternoon, which is decent groundswell, but the wind ruins it. Sunday the 23rd still has size (7 ft to 7 ft from the S, 11-second period, energy in the 900s to 1100s), but the wind is cross-on and the surf is choppy.

Now, the standout. Monday the 24th shows signs of life – 4 ft from the SSE, 10-second period, moderate energy (491), and a gentle cross-shore from the W. It’s still marginal with tide, but it’s a step up. But the real deal is Tuesday the 25th. Morning brings 4 ft from the SSE with a 10-second period, light cross-off wind from the NW, and combined energy of 338 – clean. The afternoon is even better: glassy conditions with calm wind, 4 ft from the SE at 10 seconds, and energy of 239. That’s the pick of the fortnight. The swell direction (SSE to SE) is a good match for the optimum S direction, and the winds are either light offshore or glassy. It’s not huge, but it’ll be clean and fun. Wednesday the 26th is a solid follow-up: 3 ft from the SE with 10-second period, gentle offshore winds from the NNW and NNE, energy between 171 and 268. Clean and surfable. Thursday the 27th drops to 2 ft from the SE, but still offshore winds, just smaller. Friday the 28th is back to tiny 1.0 ft, and the last few days of the run are small to marginal.

Overall, the first week is a drought. The only true standout is Tuesday the 25th with that glassy afternoon session and the SSE swell. Wednesday the 26th is a decent backup. The rest you can skip.

Rusty.

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