Los Enanos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – this 16-day stretch for Los Enanos is a bit of a bummer, if I’m being honest. We’ve got a solid run of onshore wind that’s just gonna mess up what could be some decent swell. The water temp is sitting at 73°F which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year, so that’s not the problem.

Let’s start with the first few days. From Thursday the 23rd right through to the end of the month, we’ve got a persistent NNE wind blowing at 12 to 19 mph, and it’s mostly onshore. That’s the kiss of death for a spot like this. The swell is actually building over the weekend, with Saturday the 25th seeing 8ft from the NNE with a short 8-second period and combined energy hitting 729 (moderate wave energy). But with that wind smashing it flat, the setup is just a mess. It’s all labeled “poor surf conditions” and I wouldn’t even bother paddling out. For a beginner-friendly beach-and-reef spot, anything over 5ft is already getting a bit spicy, and over 8ft it’s expert-only, but the wind is the real killer here. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

We get a slight reprieve on Monday the 27th as the wind drops to 9 to 12 mph, but the swell is dropping too, down to 5ft. Still onshore, still poor. The energy drops to 286 (weak wave energy). It’s a grind. There’s a solid 7-day stretch from Thursday the 23rd right through to Wednesday the 30th where there’s just nothing to recommend. A big gap of poor conditions.

Now, heading into the first week of August, we finally see a change. Saturday the 1st of August, the wind shifts to a light NNW at 9 mph, but it’s cross-onshore, so while it’s a gentle breeze, the conditions are still “fairly choppy.” The swell is small, 5ft from the NNE with a short 7-second period. Not great.

The real standout, if you can call it that, is Sunday the 2nd of August morning. The wind is still light from the N at 9 mph, but it’s cross-onshore again. The swell drops to 4ft. It’s marginal. But things get a little cleaner on the 3rd and 4th. On Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th, the wind drops to 9 mph from the N and NNE, but it’s onshore – still not ideal. The swell is tiny, down to 2ft to 3ft on the 4th, with a longer 9-second period. The energy is weak (128). That’s not enough to push a wave.

The best of the bunch, and I mean the only thing that gets me a little excited, is Thursday the 7th of August. We’ve got a 7ft to 7ft NNE swell with a cleaner 8-second period, and the wind is holding at 12 mph from the NNE, which is onshore. The combined energy is getting strong – 668 to 772 (moderate to strong wave energy). It’s still onshore, so it’s not going to be perfect, but this is the biggest, most energetic pulse in the whole 16 days. For a beginner spot, 7ft is only for the experts, but if you’re a stronger surfer and you wait for a lull in the wind, it might offer a few decent, albeit bumpy, waves. The direction is NNE, which is about as far from the optimum NNW direction as you can get, so the waves won't be breaking with that classic shape, but energy is energy.

Don’t get your hopes up for the rest of the window. The second week is mostly tiny, weak, and onshore.

Rusty

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