La Derecha del Cartel Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and listen up. It’s Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for our little slice of paradise.

First up, the water temp is sitting at a nice 77°F with a touch warmer than normal feel, so you can leave the wetsuit at home for a while.

Right now, we’ve got a long flat spell to start. From Monday 31st August all the way through Wednesday morning 2nd September, the swell is tiny or non-existent. We’re talking knee-high dribble at best. The energy is almost nothing, with numbers like 23 or 91.

A real window opens up on Wednesday afternoon 2nd September. The wind goes glassy as a mirror, and we get a little 5ft swell from the NE, with a period of 8 seconds. The wave energy climbs to 254 (moderate), and the conditions are clean. It’s not a world-beater, but if you’re jonesing for a paddle, this is your best bet. It’s a reef break, so it’ll hold together better than a beach break on this small pulse.

Thursday morning 3rd September, it drops back to 1ft and dies. Friday and Saturday are more of the same—flat, clean, but flat. We’re looking at a few days of nothing with energy readings in the teens and single digits.

Sunday 6th September afternoon, there’s a slight uptick: 4ft from the NE, but only 6 seconds of period. That’s short-period wind swell, and the energy is 126 (weak-moderate). It’s clean with offshore wind, but it’s not going to be a classic.

From Monday 7th September onward, it’s a real mixed bag—mostly poor surf conditions with the occasional tiny window. 8th September morning has a 1ft, 11-second period swell from the NNW, which is a longer period for that size, giving some shape, but it’s still small. The afternoon of 11th September sees a 3ft NE swell with 7 seconds, and the afternoon of 12th September has a 1ft WNW swell, but again, very small.

Overall, the standout and truly the best on offer is the Wednesday 2nd September afternoon session at La Derecha del Cartel. The reef will handle that 5ft NE swell, the glassy wind will make it clean, and the moderate energy (254) will give you something to work with. It’s fairly consistent there, so it should break, but this is a day for intermediate surfers who want a fun, uncrowded session.

After that, the rest of the 16-day window is a struggle. There are long gaps of flatness, and the few little pulses are too small to get excited about. For the second week, it’s really just a waiting game.

Rusty.

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