Los Enanos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your board. Rusty here, and I've been staring at the charts for our stretch of coast. Let's be honest, it's a bit of a mixed bag, but there's a couple of windows where it could get real fun.

Right off the bat, Los Enanos (beach and reef) is our only show in town for this outlook. The water temp is sitting right around 75°F, which is pretty normal for this time of year. The early part of the forecast, starting Wednesday the 9th through the weekend, is a tough one to swallow. The wind is howling from the north to north-northeast, mostly onshore or cross-onshore, cranking at 9 to 16 mph. We’ve got some punchy swell in the water, with heights around 5ft to 6ft, and the combined wave energy is moderate to strong (hitting up to 470), but that wind is just tearing it up. It's all short period, choppy junk. Not worth paddling out for. The forecast is calling it "poor surf conditions" for most of these days, and I'm not going to argue.

The first real glimmer of hope comes on Monday the 14th. We get a break in the weather. The morning has a light offshore breeze from the SSW at just 3 mph, and the swell is still around 4ft from the NNE. The wave energy is moderate (305). Then, Monday afternoon is the standout of the entire forecast. It’s clean—flat calm, glassy conditions. The wind goes to zero. The swell drops a bit to 2ft, but it switches to a beautiful, long-period groundswell from the NNW at 12 seconds. That’s quality juice. For a beach and reef setup, that’s going to mean some lined-up, peeling waves. It won't be big, but it will be fun and clean. The energy is moderate (272). If you can sneak out Monday afternoon, that’s your best bet.

After that, we go into a bit of a flat spell from Tuesday the 15th through the weekend of the 20th. The swell drops right off, and that onshore wind comes back. We’re looking at 2ft to 3ft of weak, short-period slop. It’s a proper blank run for nearly a week. Not much to get excited about.

Now, looking into the second week, things get interesting but less certain. On Monday the 21st of September, we see a big spike in energy. A long-period swell from the NNW, hitting 17 seconds, shows up. The wave energy readings are high (hitting 814 and 861). The problem? It's 3ft of swell, but that long period means it might just stand up a bit too fast on the beach, making it hard to catch. Plus, the wind is still onshore from the NNE at 9 mph. The forecast calls it "marginal" at best. Good news is that for a point break or reef, that long period is gold, but we’re in a beach and reef zone, so it could be a bit wonky. The next couple of days (22nd and 23rd) keep that long-period character (13 seconds to 11 seconds), but with the onshore wind and smaller sizes (3ft to 4ft), it’s not going to be the clean, easy session you want. It’s promising, but far from a sure thing.

So, to wrap it up: The week ahead is a write-off until Monday the 14th. Keep your eyes on Monday afternoon for a glassy, long-period session that could be the best of the bunch. The following week has energy in the water, but the wind needs to play ball. I'm Rusty, signing off.

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