Los Enanos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

Honestly, I gotta be straight with you – the outlook for Los Enanos over this 16-day window is pretty grim. We’re looking at a long dry spell with barely a session worth paddling out for. The first day with any real swell energy shows up on Thursday afternoon, July 2nd, but even then, it’s a write-off. The water is sitting at a pretty average 72° for the time of year, nothing unusual there, but that’s about the only thing that’s normal.

That Thursday afternoon kicks off with a 7 ft swell from the north, but it’s coming straight in with a cross-onshore breeze blowing at 9 mph from the north. The period is only 9 seconds, so it’s a short-period windswell, not the kind of groundswell that gives you any real push. The combined energy is moderate, around 666, but with that wind messing it up, the surf is poor. You’d be fighting chop all afternoon.

Friday morning, July 3rd, sees a drop to 5 ft from the north, still with a short 9 second period and still light cross-shore wind. The energy drops to 437, but the conditions are marginal at best. By Friday afternoon, it’s down to 5 ft, and the wind swings cross-onshore again. Nothing to get excited about.

Saturday the 4th and Sunday the 5th are more of the same – 5 ft to 4 ft swells, cross-onshore winds picking up to 9 then 12 mph, making for a choppy, bumpy surface. The energy stays in the moderate range, but the quality is poor.

From Monday July 6th onwards, things get worse. Swell heights drop under 3 ft for a few days, periods shorten to 5 or 6 seconds, and the wind stays onshore or cross-onshore. The energy dips into weak territory, like 68 and 59 on Tuesday July 7th. That’s barely a ripple.

We then go through a long stretch from about July 8th right through to July 17th with nothing but poor surf conditions. The swell stays small, between 2 ft and 5 ft, but the wind never lets up – mostly 9 to 16 mph from the north or north-northeast, blowing onshore or cross-onshore. The period never gets above 7 seconds, so it’s all messy, weak, wind-driven slop. The combined energy stays weak to moderate, peaking around 179 on the 16th, but with onshore winds, it’s not worth the paddle.

There’s not a single standout day in this entire run. No clean glassy mornings, no long-period groundswell, no favourable offshore winds. The swell direction is mostly north or north-northeast, and this spot really needs a clean north-northwest swell to make the most of its exposure. We’re not getting that.

Given the persistent onshore winds and the beach-and-reef setup here, this looks far more interesting for the kite crew than for us paddle surfers. For anyone wanting to surf, my honest advice is to wait it out. The forecast can change, but right now, this is a blank run.

Stay patient, lads.
Rusty.

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