Derecha de los Alemanes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

Well, I gotta be straight with you – the next two weeks are looking pretty grim for Derecha de los Alemanes. I’m not seeing any real windows where it’s gonna come together. The forecast is basically a long stretch of cross-onshore winds and messy, choppy conditions. There’s a bit of a gap at the start with no real surf to recommend, and honestly, that gap stretches right through the whole period.

The water is sitting at 75°F, which is a touch warmer than what we’d expect for this time of year, but that’s the only bit of good news.

Let’s look at what we’ve got. It kicks off from Sunday the 23rd of August, but it’s immediately a no-go. The swell is coming from the N and NNW, but the wind is a cross-onshore from the N at 9 mph, making it choppy. The combined energy is weak (223) and the conditions are just poor. It’s a similar story for the next several days. Swell heights bump up a bit – on Monday the 24th we see 6ft from the NNW with a moderate 12-second period, and the combined energy jumps to a moderate 944, but that persistent cross-onshore wind from the NNE at 12 mph, and later N at 16 mph, just ruins it. It’s all choppy and messy.

We get a small spike on Saturday the 29th of August. The morning shows 7ft from the N with an 11-second period, making for strong energy (1116), but the wind is a fresh cross-shore breeze at 22 mph, which makes it lumpy and marginal. The afternoon is worse with cross-onshore winds. That’s a day for experts only, if anyone, because the swell is over 5ft, but the wind is a problem.

The rest of the run into the first week of September is more of the same: moderate to fresh cross-onshore winds, with swell between 4ft and 5ft, and combined energy levels that are weak to moderate. The winds are always from the NNE or N, never giving us a clean window.

There is a tiny glimmer on Monday the 7th of September. The swell direction shifts to the WNW with a very long period of 17 seconds, and the wind goes light and onshore from the NNW at 6 mph. The combined energy is moderate (452). That’s a long-period groundswell, which is better for a point or reef, but even then, the wind is onshore, not offshore. The conditions are still described as poor.

Bottom line: there’s no standout session here. The wind is the enemy the whole way. This spot is a reef break that needs clean conditions, and we’re just not getting them. For a beginner-friendly spot, the swell is sometimes too big, and the wind is always wrong. Honestly, with the persistent cross-onshore wind and decent swell sizes, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing right now. Keep an eye on the forecasts, because it tends not to stay this poor for long, but for now, I’d save the wax.

Rusty.

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