Los Locos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your board. Rusty here.

Right off the bat, looking at the whole 16-day window, it’s a slow build. We’ve got a few days of tiny, ordinary waves to get through before things start to cook. The first week is all about patience, but the second week has a couple of absolute crackers hiding in the wings.

We start on Tuesday, the 25th of August, with nothing worth paddling out for. It’s about as small and weak as it gets. A bit of a flat spell. Wednesday and Thursday follow the same story – small slop with minimal energy. Thursday morning is glassy and the swell gets to 3ft from the NW at 7 seconds, but the combined energy is still weak (73). Surfable, but you won't be writing home about it.

Friday the 28th sees a jump in size but the wind gets ugly. The morning is clean with a 5ft NW swell, but the afternoon turns into a mess with a 7ft NW swell and a 19 mph cross-shore wind – that's a washing machine. Saturday the 29th is our first real bright spot in the first week. Clean, glassy conditions in the morning with a nice 5ft NW swell and moderate energy (325). The afternoon also looks good with clean offshore winds and a 4ft swell. That Saturday is your pick for the first few days.

Sunday the 30th holds a glassy 4ft NW swell in the morning, good for the beginners, but Monday the 31st kicks off another gear. The afternoon has a 5ft NW swell with clean cross-offshore winds and strong energy (450). Good surf. Tuesday, the 1st of September, is where Los Locos really starts to shine. The morning is a standout: a 5ft NW groundswell with a long 11-second period and very clean winds. The combined energy is strong (603). This is easily the best session of the first ten days.

Wednesday the 2nd holds that size but Thursday and Friday drop off into smaller, messier conditions. Then we hit a little gap of poor quality for a couple of days.

Now, here’s where it gets spicy. Hold onto your leash for Tuesday, the 8th of September. This is the true standout of the entire outlook. Los Locos is going to be pumping. The morning delivers a solid 8ft WNW swell with a clean offshore breeze and sky-high combined energy (1993). The afternoon is even better for wave shape: a 8ft WNW groundswell with a very long 12-second period, still with clean offshore winds and energy at 1838. This is excellent surf, but let me be clear – at over 8ft, this is for experts only. The long period will keep the lines clean, so expect nice walls.

The water temperature is sitting at a nice 72°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you might get away with a spring suit.

On the downside, Los Locos can get crowded often, so for that Tuesday the 8th, expect plenty of company if the word gets out. It’s consistent and exposed to the NW, and the optimum swell direction is NW, which lines up perfectly for this event.

Stay stoked, you’ll get your waves, especially if you can wait for that first week of September.

Rusty.

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