Los Pocitos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Alright, let’s get into it. We’ve got one spot to work with over the next 16 days – Los Pocitos – and the story is mostly one of pretty ordinary, small waves with a couple of brief windows where things tidy up. The water temp is 80.8°F and that anomaly of -0.7°F means it’s about average for this time of year, so it’ll feel normal once you’re in. There’s a big dry spell early on with no real standout action.

From Tuesday the 18th right through until early next week, it’s a real struggle. Swell heights hover between 2.0ft and 4.3ft, mostly from the ENE or NE, with short period around 6-7 seconds. That’s weak, low-energy stuff – combined energy readings mostly in the double digits or low triple digits, like 77 on Tuesday morning, or 32 on Wednesday morning. That’s barely a ripple. Winds are mostly offshore or cross-off, but the waves just don’t have any push. The best you can say is that by Thursday the 20th, we start seeing 4.3ft with clean offshore conditions, moderate energy around 153, and the same on Friday the 21st afternoon when energy climbs to 202 – that’s the best of this first week. Still, it’s only modest.

Now, hold onto your board for Wednesday the 26th afternoon. That’s where the real standout sits. We get a jump in period to 11 seconds – proper groundswell – with swell from the NE at 3.6ft, and the combined energy rockets to 304. Winds are light offshore out of the ENE, so it’ll be clean. That longer period means better shaped waves, more energy, and longer waits between sets – great for a point or reef setup like Los Pocitos. It’s not giant, but it’s the best quality on offer by a long shot. The earlier morning of the 26th also sees a 2.6ft, 12-second swell (energy 168) but with cross-off wind, so the afternoon is the pick.

After that, it drops back again. Thursday 27th morning is glassy with a tiny 3.3ft, 6-second swell – low energy (124) – and then we’re into consistent but small offshore conditions through to the end of the month and into September. The only other mention is Wednesday morning, 2nd September, when 5.2ft ENE swell with 7-second period and moderate offshore wind gives energy of 254 – that’s a decent pulse, but still short period so it’ll be a bit crumbly. That’s a long-range call, so less certain.

Overall, the best surf in the whole 16-day window is Wednesday afternoon the 26th of August at Los Pocitos. The 11-second groundswell and light offshore wind will make for clean, shapely waves. Get on it.

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