Los Locos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, looking at the next few weeks for our local patch.

Alright, let's be straight with you. This forecast is a proper mixed bag. We've got a whole heap of nothing to start, then a little flicker of life, and then a long dry spell again. The standout is definitely a Sunday morning session that's shaping up to be the pick of the bunch, but you've got to be patient to get to it.

The opening days are a write-off. From Saturday the 1st right through to Saturday the 8th, it's mostly small, weak, and messy. The water's a touch warmer than usual for this time of year at 72°, but that's about the only thing going for it. There's barely enough energy in the water to push a sea lion around, with combined energy values sitting in the weak range (14 to 71). The swell is tiny, around 1ft to 3ft, and the wind is all over the shop. It's just not worth getting wet.

Now, hold onto your board. Sunday the 9th is the day. The morning is looking absolute magic. We've got a glassy, clean surface with no wind at all, and a solid little pulse of 4ft swell from the NW. The combined energy jumps right up to a moderate 210, which is a whole different story. The water is clean, the waves will have some shape, and the offshore wind is NE on the forecast. This is a proper window for a fun session. The afternoon holds a little less size but still clean with a gentle offshore.

After that Sunday high, it's a slow fade. Monday the 10th and Tuesday the 11th are still surfable but much smaller, running 2ft to 3ft, with dropping energy (144 down to 72). Conditions are clean with light offshores or glassy patches, so it's worth a paddle if you're desperate, but nothing special.

Then from Wednesday the 12th onwards, it's pretty much done. The swell drops off a cliff, the energy falls into the weak zone, and the wind turns onshore or cross-shore for most of the second week. The 16th has a bit of a bump in size to 3ft-4ft, but it's from the NNW with a cross-onshore wind, making for a choppy, poor-quality mess. That's a hard pass.

So, the only standout is Los Locos on Sunday morning, the 9th of August. For a beginner-friendly, consistent break, that glassy 4ft swell from the NW with no wind is a dream. It's the only real highlight in the whole 16 days. After that, it's back to waiting for the next swell.

Rusty.

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