Los Enanos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight up about this one. I’ve looked at the charts for the coming weeks and, mate, it’s a tough stretch for paddle surfing. There’s really nothing on the cards that’s going to get the heart racing. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for good waves, so I’ll just walk you through what’s happening and why it’s so quiet.

We’re looking at Los Enanos, a beach and reef setup. It’s normally a very consistent spot, but the forecast is stubborn. Starting Monday the 13th, we’ve got a small 3ft swell from the NNW with a period of 9 seconds coming in, but the wind is onshore from the NE at 6 mph. The combined energy is low, sitting at 167, and the conditions are just poor. There’s nothing to get excited about.

This pattern sticks. Throughout the week and into the next, we see that onshore wind from the N or NNE. The swell stays between 2ft and 7ft, but it’s all short-period windswell, mostly 6 to 8 seconds. The energy values creep up a bit – we see 388 on Friday the 17th and 474 on Saturday the 18th, which is moderate energy – but with the wind blowing straight onshore at 12 to 16 mph, it’s a mess. The phrase “poor surf conditions” is on every single record, and the wave comments don’t change. It’s choppy and blown out.

There’s a solid gap here. From Monday the 13th all the way through to Tuesday the 28th, there is not one single moment where the stars align. The swell direction from the NNE is hitting the beach, but the wind from the same general direction (NNE or N) is just ruining any chance of a clean face. For a spot that needs a NNW swell, the swell we do get is close but not good enough to overcome the constant onshore breeze.

By the second week, around Thursday the 23rd and into the 24th and 25th, conditions are still consistently poor. Swell sizes hang around 5ft to 5ft, but it’s all cross-onshore or onshore wind, and the wave comment says “moderate cross-onshore and choppy.” There’s no let-up. The last few days, the 26th, 27th, and 28th, are the same story: onshore winds, poor surf, and a total lack of quality.

Look, this is a spot that usually fires, but when the wind locks in from the north like this, it’s a total shut-down. For the foreseeable future, the setup here is honestly more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. With that kind of wind and a beach-and-reef layout, the kites will be having a ball. For the rest of us, it’s a blank run. It’s not unusual for this area to have stretches like this – when the pattern sets in, it tends to stay poor for a while. Keep an eye on the charts; it won’t be like this forever, but there’s nothing worth paddling out for right now.

Stay salty.

Rusty

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