Derecha de los Alemanes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it's a grim picture for Derecha de los Alemanes. This reef setup is usually a dependable little beginner wave, but the wind gods have turned their backs on us. The entire 16-day window is a write-off, with every single session flagged as "poor surf conditions." That's a long, dry spell, and it's all down to the wind.

The main issue is a persistent northerly breeze. It's mostly cross-onshore, gusting up to a fresh 22 mph at times, which just churns the ocean into a lumpy, choppy mess. There's no glassy, offshore window to be found. The swell is coming from the north, which is fine for the break's optimum direction of NNW, but the wind is just ruining it.

We start on Wednesday the 26th with a tiny, weak 3ft north swell at 8 seconds, and the combined wave energy is a measly 152 – just a weak pulse. The water's a touch warmer than normal at 75°, but that's the only silver lining. The surf is poor and will stay that way.

Thursday the 27th and Friday the 28th see the wind picking up, with the swell jumping a bit to 5ft on Friday, but the period is short and the wind is just howling. The energy climbs to 333 on Friday afternoon, but it's not a clean kind of energy.

Saturday the 29th sees the biggest swell of the entire period, hitting 6ft with a much longer period of 11 seconds. The combined energy is a solid 837 – that's some real push. But again, the wind is a fresh cross-shore or cross-onshore, making it lumpy. This is the only time the size gets interesting, but even then, it's not surfable.

The following week is more of the same. We're looking at moderate swell, mostly 3ft to 5ft, but the wind stubbornly stays onshore. Towards the end of the run, around Thursday the 3rd of September, we finally get a little break in the wind, with a couple of sessions showing an "on" wind from the NW and WNW. However, the swell is tiny and the waves are still labelled as poor. By Saturday the 6th, there's a ghost of a long-period groundswell from the NNW at 16 seconds, but it's only 0.7ft – that's nothing to paddle for.

Honestly, there's not a single standout day here. With the wind hammering a beach-and-reef setup like this, it's one of those times where the conditions look more interesting for a kite surfer than anyone with a paddle. Sometimes, you just have to look at the forecast, see the pattern, and know when to hang the wettie up. It tends not to stay this bad forever, but for now, we're in a drought.

Rusty.

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