Los Locos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what’s cookin’ up the coast at Los Locos. Let’s be honest straight up—this stretch ain’t exactly firing with any kind of epic swell. The water’s sitting at a comfortable 72°, pretty much bang on normal for this time of year, so no surprise there.

The next couple of weeks look like a bit of a slow grind, with a few brief windows of rideable junk. The first week has a few afternoons where the wind goes clean, but the swell is just tiny. Wednesday morning the 12th is a special kind of tease—only 2 ft of weak NW swell (combined energy of 42), but the wind is glassy out of the NE. It’s a perfect beginner wave if you’ve got a log. That afternoon shifts to offshore NNE breeze, but the swell drops to 1 ft.

Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th are total write-offs with poor conditions and cross-shore chop. Saturday the 15th has a risk of thunderstorms, but morning shows a clean 2 ft NW swell with cross-offshore wind. The afternoon bumps up to 3 ft from the north with moderate energy (110). Still small, but it’s clean.

Now, Sunday the 16th afternoon is the first real standout in the whole forecast. We’ve got 5 ft of NNW swell, moderate energy (249), and clean cross-offshore wind from the north. That’s the kind of combo that makes a left-hander at Los Locos start to reel off. This is the pick of the bunch for the next 16 days—it’s still an exposed beach setup so it’ll be lumpy but surfable. Crowds are often here, so you won’t be alone.

After that, we trickle off again. Monday the 17th afternoon is surfable but ordinary with 4 ft. Tuesday the 18th morning goes glassy again but only 2 ft. Wednesday the 19th is dead flat with energy dropping to 8. There is a gap of a few days with nothing really worth paddling out for.

Thursday the 20th afternoon picks up a little with 3 ft north swell and offshore breeze, clean (97 energy). Then Friday the 21st morning brings in a tiny but interesting 2 ft NW groundswell with a 13-second period (energy 144). This is a long-period groundswell, which at an exposed beach break like Los Locos usually means a bit of a straight wall and long lulls—more of a point break wave than a beachie wedge. Still, if you time it right, you might sneak a few.

The second week gets grim. From the 22nd through to the 27th, it’s a mix of poor conditions, onshore winds, and tiny waves. The 24th sees a spike in energy (328) with 6 ft of NNW swell, but cross-onshore fresh breeze makes it lumpy and sloppy. That’s more of a kite-surfing afternoon than a paddle session. After that it fades back to nearly flat.

Only one true standout here: Sunday afternoon the 16th. 5 ft, clean wind, moderate energy. That’s your session. Everything else is for the patient or the beginner.

Stay stoked,
Rusty

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