Guarita Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Guarita over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, the water’s sittin’ at 62°, which is about what you’d expect for this time of year, no big surprises there.

The week starts a bit messy. Sunday morning the 16th has some knee-to-waist high ENE swell, around 8ft, but the wind is cross and bumpy with a moderate combined energy (1235). It’s not clean enough to get excited about. Sunday afternoon’s even worse with a fresh onshore breeze, so we’ll skip it. Monday morning the 17th is still a bit cross-chop, but Monday afternoon things go glassy with 5ft of ENE swell – that’s clean but pretty small, an okay session if you’re desperate.

Tuesday morning the 18th is clean with light offshore wind, but the swell drops to 4ft and the energy is weak (219). From there, we hit a real flat spell. From Wednesday the 19th right through to Friday the 21st, the swell is tiny, under 3ft most of the time, with energy readings in the double digits (98, 74, 43). There’s no push, just small, weak leftovers.

Then we get a switch. Saturday the 22nd sees a new S swell come in, 7ft with a 10-second period and combined energy of 1528, but the wind is cross and it’s a bit lumpy. It’s a sign of things to come.

Now, the standout. Monday the 24th. That’s the one to circle. A solid 8ft SSE groundswell with a 13-second period – that’s proper energy, 1718 on the combined scale – and light offshore SW wind all morning. This is glassy, powerful, and built for experienced surfers. It’s gonna be a bit too much for beginners at that size. The break is exposed and takes an E swell best, but this SSE direction will still line up nicely. Expect clean, well-shaped waves. The afternoon stays decent but gets a little onshore.

Tuesday the 25th holds similar energy with 6 to 6ft SSE swell and 14-second period, again clean in the morning. Really good follow-up day.

After that, the swell slowly fades through the rest of the week, with some bumpy wind days. Thursday the 27th morning has a little spike of ENE swell at 6ft with light offshore wind, clean enough for a quick hit.

Bottom line: if you’re chasing the best, Monday the 24th morning is the clear winner. Strong, clean groundswell with that long period making for proper waves at Guarita. Get in before the wind swings.

This is Rusty, signing off. Stay salty.

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