Los Pocitos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the menu for Los Pocitos over the next couple of weeks.

We’ve got a solid run of surf coming up, starting Thursday morning and lasting through the end of next week. The standout period is definitely the end of this week into the weekend, with the best conditions shaping up Friday and Saturday.

Thursday gets things going with some small but rideable waves. Morning is clean with a gentle offshore breeze from the east, swell around 4ft from the NE but only pushing 135 units of combined energy. It’s surfable but nothing to write home about. The afternoon picks up a little to 5ft from the ENE, still clean, still on the small side.

Friday is where it starts to get good. The morning has 5ft of clean ENE swell, period around 7 seconds, and the energy jumps to 256 (moderate). The wind is light offshore, it’s glassy, and the water is a warm 82° – about average for this time of year. This is the pick of the whole forecast. The afternoon holds the same size and quality, just with a chance of a thunderstorm rolling through.

Saturday is just as good. Morning has 5ft from the ENE, period stretching to 8 seconds, and energy up to 287 (moderate). Afternoon holds 5ft with the same excellent wind. Crowds are sometimes an issue here, so you might have some company, but with this quality and consistency, it’s worth it.

Sunday through Tuesday the swell drops back to 4ft to 4ft, still clean, still offshore, but the energy drops into the 100-140 range. It’s fun, mellow waves for the longboard or a fish. The period stays short around 6-7 seconds, so it’s windswell, not groundswell, but the conditions are clean.

Then we’ve got a fun little window on Saturday the 19th. The morning goes glassy – dead calm, zero wind, 5ft from the ENE, period 8 seconds, energy 273 (moderate). That’s a morning for the foamie or a mid-length, just you and the ocean. The afternoon is still clean but a touch smaller.

After that, the swell fades. From Sunday the 20th through Tuesday the 23rd, the waves are down around 3ft to 4ft, still clean but weak. By the 22nd, the afternoon drops to just 0.3ft, and the energy is a tiny 3 units. Not worth paddling out. From the 23rd onward, it’s the same story – small, weak, and the wind starts to go cross-off now and then. The 24th and 25th are really poor, with waves barely breaking and energy in the single digits.

So to wrap it up: the best waves of the whole 16-day period are Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th of September. Clean, 5ft ENE swell, good energy, offshore winds, and the water is warm. Get out there while it’s good.

Rusty.

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