Guarita Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty checking in, and we've got a look at the next 16 days. Honestly, it's a bit of a mixed bag with some long quiet spells, but there is a couple of windows that could get the heart pumping.

We kick things off at Guarita, a reef setup that's advanced territory. Right now, the water's sitting at 60°F, which is a good 4°F colder than what you'd expect for this time of year – so you'll definitely feel that chill. The first real chance to get in the water this week is Thursday morning, the 27th of August. We've got a 5ft swell rolling in from the SSE with a 13-second period, and the wind is a light NNE cross-shore. The combined energy is moderate at 969, but the call is marginal, so keep your expectations in check.

After that, things get pretty grim. We go through a long stretch of small, choppy, and often rainy conditions. Friday the 28th has a brief pulse of 6ft from the ENE, but it's a short-period 8-second wind swell, and the wind is messy. Saturday and Sunday are small and poor. Monday morning looks a bit bigger again at 7ft, but the wind is on it. Monday afternoon sees a bump in energy to 8ft, with a combined energy of 1170, but it's still a short-period wind swell. The wind is light, so it's cross-shore, but it's still a messy, raw swell. Tuesday the 1st of September is a drop-off, but the wind goes cross-off, so the few small waves will be clean.

The real standout, the one you want to circle on the calendar, is Thursday morning, the 3rd of September. It's a classic small window of opportunity. The swell drops to a clean 5ft from the S, with a 10-second period, and the wind is glassy – a light N breeze. That means zero wind chop. The combined energy is moderate at 480, but for a reef break, that glassy surface and a clean south swell is as good as it gets here. It's the best call of the entire 16-day run.

After that, it's a slow fade. The rest of the first week and into the second week is mostly small and poor again. There's a pulse of energy on Monday the 7th of September, with a 8ft ENE swell and a combined energy of 1240, but the wind is howling cross-off at 16 mph. It's clean, but it's a big, raw swell for a reef, and it's only for the experts. The following Tuesday morning the 8th has a 4ft ENE swell with clean cross-off wind, so it's a good, small, clean option if you're desperate.

Finally, on Friday the 11th of September, we see another late-season push. A 6ft SSE swell with a 13-second period, combined energy of 1073, and clean cross-off wind from the SW. That's a promising, long-range prospect, but it's over a week away, so keep your fingers crossed.

So, the standouts are clear: Thursday morning, the 3rd of September for the glassy, clean south swell, and the Friday morning, the 11th of September as a long-range, promising call. The rest is mostly a write-off.

Stay sharp.

Rusty

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