Los Locos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks. Rusty here. Let’s take a good, hard look at what’s on the cards for Los Locos over the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a slow burner, so let’s get straight into it.

We’ve got a pretty lean run to kick things off. For the best part of a week, from Sunday the 23rd right through to the end of the following Thursday, the 27th of August, it’s mostly going to be flat or just small and messy. You’ll see the odd knee-high ripple with a swell energy reading of just (69) to (37), but nothing that’ll get the heart racing. The wind is mostly light, with a few glassy moments, but the swell just isn’t there. It’s gonna be a disappointing stretch, honestly.

Now, look ahead to Friday morning, the 28th of August. That’s where it finally lights up. We’re talking a solid 7ft swell out of the NW, with a period of 11 seconds. The combined energy jumps right up to (1086), indicating moderate to strong wave energy. And the conditions? Near perfect. Glassy, clear skies. That’s the standout of this whole outlook, right there. It’s a bit on the bigger side, so it’s going to be more for experienced folks comfortable on a 7ft wave. Great stuff.

The action keeps going into the morning of Saturday the 29th. A clean 6ft NW swell, still glassy, and the energy is strong at (542). Another excellent session on the cards. The afternoon stays rideable, too, with a clean 5ft NW swell.

Sunday the 30th and Monday the 31st of August are still worth a paddle, with clean 4ft and 3ft NW swells early. The energy’s dropped back into the hundreds, but the winds are light to glassy so it'll be clean.

After that first week of September, the energy fades again. We get into a few days of smaller, weaker stuff. Wednesday the 2nd and Thursday the 3rd have knee-high waves with very low energy readings (75) and (40). There’s a little clean window mid-week, but it’s nothing to write home about. A bit of swell pops back on Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th of September, around 3ft out of the NW, with a longer period of 10 seconds, giving us some cleaner shapes but the energy is still only moderate, around (147).

The last few days look poor again, with stronger winds ruining the shape from Sunday the 6th. Then, on Monday the 7th of September, the wind really cranks up to 40-45 km/h. The swell is over 3ft, but with that strong cross and cross-onshore wind, it’s going to be messy. Honestly, with that much wind and a beach setup, you might be better off dusting off the kite.

If you can get on it, the clear winner is that Friday morning, August 28th. That’s the one. The water’s sitting at 73°F, which feels a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

Rusty, out.

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