La Santa - El Quemao Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break this down. For the next sixteen days, there’s a long, quiet stretch with only a couple of real windows worth your time.

Water temp is about 74°F, which is right where it should be for this time of year. Nothing unusual.

The first real standout is Sunday the 13th of September. The afternoon at La Santa - El Quemao (a reef break) goes glassy. You’re looking at clean conditions with a light offshore wind and a 5ft swell out of the north. The combined energy is moderate (265), and with that glassy surface, it’ll be a tidy few hours. This spot is for experts only, it’s consistent, and you can expect some crowds. The swell direction is north, but the break likes a west-northwest, so it’s a bit off, but the clean face fixes that.

Other than that, it’s a long dry spell. Sunday morning the 13th is cross-onshore and messy. From Monday the 14th all the way through the 28th, it’s mostly cross-onshore wind, lumpy conditions, and weak, small swell. There’s a big gap of several days with nothing good. On Tuesday the 22nd of September, the afternoon turns clean with a light offshore out of the east. That’s a long-period 16-second groundswell out of the NNW, 3ft, and strong energy (500). That’s the other promising but less certain call. Keep it on the radar, but don’t book time off just yet.

From the 17th to the 19th, swell runs around 6ft to 6ft, but it’s cross-onshore and lumpy – not worth it for paddle surfing. On the 17th morning, you’ve got 6ft from the NNE with fresh, lumpy wind (combined energy 419). That’s expert-only, and even then, it’s rough.

Toward the end, on the 27th and 28th, the wind goes glassy or light offshore, but the swell is tiny – around 2ft to 2ft – and the period is short. Not enough juice.

Best bets: Sunday afternoon the 13th, and maybe Tuesday afternoon the 22nd. Otherwise, this is a quiet, patient stretch.

Rusty.

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