Los Locos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

Right off the bat, this is a slow start. The first few days, from Thursday the 23rd right through to the end of the month, we’re dealing with a stubborn run of cross-onshore winds and pretty weak, short-period swell. The energy is barely there, and the conditions are just ordinary. You’ll be looking at a lot of lumpy, choppy, and generally poor surf. Nothing to get excited about. There’s a gap of about 4 days where it’s just not worth paddling out.

Then, things change. The standout window is Monday the 27th. That morning, the wind goes glassy at Los Locos, and we’ve got a solid pulse of swell coming in from the NNW at 5 ft. The period bumps up to 10 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 656. That’s a proper shot of moderate to strong wave energy. The wind stays offshore through the afternoon too, with a nice NE breeze. That’s going to be the best clean surf of the whole outlook. The water is also running much warmer than normal for this time of year, about 73°, which is a nice bonus.

Tuesday the 28th still has some decent leftovers, with clean offshore winds and 4 ft to 4 ft swell from the NNW and NW. It’s a good follow-up day, but not quite the standout of Monday.

After Wednesday the 29th, the swell drops back into the small and weak range, and the onshore winds creep back in. The second week is a bit of a write-off, with tiny waves and mostly average conditions. There’s a brief moment on Sunday the 2nd of August where the swell period hits 11 seconds and the wind goes glassy, but the swell height is only 1 ft to 3 ft, so it’s more of a longboard session than anything punchy.

Bottom line: if you’ve got a board and a window, Monday the 27th is your day. Everything else is a wait-and-see game.

Rusty.

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