Los Enanos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s cookin’ for the next couple weeks.

Right off the bat, I’ll be straight with you – this is a tough stretch for surf at Los Enanos. The whole first week and a half is pretty much a write-off. From Sunday, July 26, all the way through to Saturday, August 1, we’ve got onshore wind blowing straight into the face of the swell, and the wave quality is poor. The combined swell energy sits mostly in the low to mid hundreds, which is weak to moderate, but it doesn’t matter when the wind is chewing it up. The swell is small, only 4 ft to 7 ft, with a short period of 6 to 8 seconds, so it’s just windswell – messy and weak. That’s a solid 7-day gap with nothing worth paddling for.

Then on Sunday, August 2, it’s still poor. The morning has a light cross-onshore, but the swell is down to 5 ft and the period is still short. No good.

Now, the first real flicker of something interesting shows up on Monday, August 3. The morning session has a 7 ft swell from the NNE, with a period of 8 seconds, and a light breeze – that’s clean. The combined energy jumps up to 549 (moderate), and the model says wind and tide are favorable. But here’s the catch – the wave comment says the swell is predicted to be too big for this break. Los Enanos is a beginner-friendly beach and reef setup, and 7 ft is pushing it for beginners. The afternoon drops to 7 ft and the wind picks up a bit, and the rating drops to marginal. So that Monday morning is the only real standout, but it’s for the more experienced crowd only.

After that, Tuesday, August 4, has a similar story – 6 ft swell in the morning with light wind, but again it’s marginal. The wind turns onshore again by afternoon, and the rest of the second week stays poor. From Wednesday, August 5, through to Monday, August 10, the swell hangs around 5 ft to 7 ft, and the period slowly stretches to 9 seconds by the 6th and 7th – that’s more groundswell energy, but the wind is still onshore at 12 mph, so it’s just blown out mush. The combined energy climbs to 733 on the 6th (strong wave energy), but with that wind, it’s a waste.

So, the only real window is Monday morning, August 3. 7 ft from the NNE, clean, and the energy is there. But it’s too big for the average surfer, and the break is a beach and reef, so it’ll be a bit of a beast. The water temperature has no anomaly noted, so it’s about average for the time of year.

Bottom line: there’s a lot of flat and poor days. If you’re an expert and can get out on that Monday morning, you might find a few. Otherwise, bring the kite gear – those onshore winds and 7 ft waves on the 5th and 6th look more interesting for a kite session than a paddle.

Rusty.

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