Los Pocitos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. Over the next couple of weeks, Los Pocitos has a real mixed bag – plenty of small, workable waves coming from the ENE, but very few sessions that are going to get the blood pumping. The water temperature sits at 81° and that anomaly of 0.7° means it’s pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year in the tropics—warm, no surprises.

The whole run kicks off on Wednesday, 15 July with clean but very ordinary conditions. We’re looking at a 4ft ENE swell with a short 7-second period and moderate offshore winds at 12 mph from the ENE. The combined energy is just 164 (weak), so you’ll be scratching for anything with push. This same vibe hangs around through Thursday – still clean, still small, nothing to write home about.

Friday, 17 July, is where things start to lift a little. The morning brings a 5ft ENE swell, same short period of 7 seconds, with a moderate offshore breeze. The energy ticks up to 217 (moderate) and the wave comment shifts to “expect good surf conditions.” That’s the best call of the first week. It’s still not big, but the consistency will be there, and it’ll be clean. This is the standout for the period—small but surfable, and with that offshore wind, it’ll look better than the numbers suggest.

Through the weekend and into the start of the following week, we hover between 4ft and 5ft, always from the ENE, always that short 7-second period. Saturday and Sunday mornings have a risk of thunderstorms, but the wind stays offshore. The energy fluctuates but never rips past 263 (moderate). It stays rideable, but nothing that’ll have you cancelling plans.

There’s a drop in swell heading into the last week of July. By Sunday, 26 July, we’re down to 3ft and glassy conditions in the morning – that’s a clean little window, but it’s weak. The 27th and 28th are even smaller, and by Tuesday afternoon the 28th, we flatline: no swell height and poor surf conditions. That’s a noticeable gap.

After that, things barely flicker. There might be a slight uptick on Thursday, 30 July, with a 5ft ENE swell and 7 seconds, and combined energy of 196 (weak), but it’s still just ordinary. The whole thing fades out with tiny waves and mostly cross-off or light breezes.

Bottom line: If you’re paddling out, aim for Friday, 17 July through Sunday, 19 July – that’s your best stretch. It’s never big, never clean perfect, but the wind is your friend and the consistency is there. For anything bigger, you’re going to be waiting.

Rusty

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