Los Enanos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about your local stretch—Los Enanos. It’s a beach-and-reef setup that’s beginner-friendly, but man, this 16-day window is looking pretty grim. There’s a long dry spell ahead, with almost no clean surf on offer.

The pattern is a real bummer. From now through to the first few days of September, the swell direction is coming from the NNW to NNE, but it’s all being hammered by onshore winds. The water temp is sitting at 76°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, but that’s about the only nice thing I can say.

Monday the 24th kicks off with a 6 ft NNW swell and 11-second period, but the wind is onshore from the NE at 9 mph, ruining it. The combined wave energy is moderate at 750, but the surf is just poor. Tuesday the 25th, the swell drops a bit but the onshore wind stays. Wednesday and Thursday are even smaller and messier. We’re talking waist-high junk with 2 ft to 4 ft waves and periods as low as 5 seconds on Thursday afternoon—barely enough to get a proper ride.

Friday the 28th picks up a bit more size, 6 ft from the NNE, but the wind is onshore at 16 mph. Saturday the 29th has a 5 ft NNW swell with a solid 11-second period, wind is still onshore though. The energy is moderate to strong (725 to 632), but the surface is chopped. None of it is worth paddling out for.

From Monday the 31st into the first week of September, we stay in the same rut: onshore winds, swell heights between 4 ft and 8 ft, and periods mostly in the 6-9 second range. The standout by size is Wednesday the 2nd and Thursday the 3rd, with 8 ft NNE swell—but that’s only for experts, and the wind is still onshore. It’s all “poor surf conditions” across the board.

Then comes Sunday the 6th of September. Now this is the only glimmer in the whole forecast. The wind shifts lighter, a gentle cross-onshore from the NNW at 6 mph, swell is 8 ft from the NNE at 8 seconds (moderate energy at 807). The forecast actually says “wind and tide favorable.” But here’s the catch—that 8 ft is too big for this break. The wave state is described as “light cross-onshore with small wind ripples,” so the conditions are almost there, but the size is over the limit for Los Enanos. For a beginner-friendly spot like this, it’s a pass unless you’re a hell of a lot more experienced. After that, Monday and Tuesday the 7th and 8th go back to onshore winds and poor surf.

Honestly, there’s no single highlight worth chasing here. The best on offer is that Sunday morning (Sept 6) where the wind is light—but the swell is too big for the break, so it’s a tease. If you want to paddle out, you’d be mostly fighting chop and onshore winds. For a beach setup like this, it might look more interesting for kite surfing than regular surfing through much of the period.

Long story short: the whole 16-day window is rough. It tends not to stay this poor for long though, so keep an eye out for changes.

Rusty.

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