Los Enanos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get real about the next couple of weeks here at Los Enanos. This is a beach and reef setup that’s very consistent, so it’s a bit of a bummer that the surf window is looking pretty grim right now. We’re into a long stretch of tough conditions, and I’m not seeing much to get excited about.

Right now, for Friday the 21st of August, we’ve got some weak, short-period windswell from the NNE at 5 ft, but the wind is onshore and bumpy. The water’s sitting at 75°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so that’s nice, but the surf is a total write-off. The combined energy is weak (170), and it’s just poor. This pattern is going to lock in for day after day.

Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd stay poor with onshore winds and small, messy waves. Sunday morning actually drops to 3 ft, but the period lengthens to 10 seconds from the N, and the energy bumps up to 269 – still just marginal at best. The wind is light, but it’s still onshore, so don’t expect any kind of clean face.

Now, late Sunday afternoon on the 23rd, we start to see a change. Swell from the NNW jumps up to 4 ft with a long 14-second period, and the energy hits 677 – that’s moderate, but the wind is cross-onshore, killing the quality. That long-period groundswell is a tease.

Monday the 24th morning is the closest thing to a standout in this whole forecast, but it’s still a stretch. The swell builds to 6 ft from the NNW, period at 12 seconds, and energy is strong at 931. The wind is light from the N, which is onshore, but it’s a light breeze, so it might clean up a little. This is a beginner-friendly size, but it’s not going to be perfect. The afternoon gets messy again with stronger onshore wind.

After that, it’s basically a no-go zone. From Tuesday the 25th all the way through to Saturday the 5th of September, we’re locked into onshore winds (mostly NNE at 12-16 mph) and small, short-period swell. The swell gets bigger on the 27th and 28th, hitting 8 ft on the 28th with strong energy (1084), but the wind is onshore and the period is short (9 seconds). That’s expert-only size but with terrible conditions – more of a windy mess than surfable waves. For a beach and reef setup like this, with that much onshore wind and short-period junk, it looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The only real window is that Monday morning the 24th where you might get a few clean-ish lines from the NNW groundswell, but it’s far from a classic. For the rest of the 16 days, you’re looking at a long, frustrating gap. It’s a very consistent break, so it tends not to stay this poor for long, but right now, the forecasts are just not cooperating.

Rusty.

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