Los Pocitos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on the table for Los Pocitos over the next couple of weeks. The wave energy is going to trundle along with moderate energy – think values mostly in the low to mid hundreds – so we’ve got surfable waves on the horizon, but it’s going to take a little patience to find the real standout sessions.

We kick off on Tuesday, September 1st with some ordinary, surfable waves. The ENE swell is a little weak, coming in at about 4 ft with a short period of 7 seconds, so the shape won’t be anything to write home about. At least the wind is offshore out of the ENE, keeping things clean, though the water temperature is bang on average for the time of year at 82 °F. Those mornings through the week are in the same vein – small, short-period swell, but clean with offshore breezes. The afternoons can get a bit sketchy with the risk of thunderstorms.

The pattern stays pretty mild from Wednesday the 2nd through Saturday the 5th. There’s a real lull mid-week; from Thursday morning the 3rd right through until Saturday morning the 5th, the swell just drops out giving us basically nothing to ride. It’s about a 2-day gap with poor surf. Then Saturday afternoon the 5th sees a tiny pulse return – just 3 ft, period still short – and it’s surfable but nothing special. Sunday the 6th is much the same: a small 4 ft to 4 ft ENE swell keeping company with light offshore winds. Clean, but very average.

Now, here’s where it gets better. Monday, September 7th is your first standout. We see a proper lift in the combined energy (249) with a solid 5 ft to 5 ft swell from the ENE. The wind is offshore from the east at 12 mph, which will hold the faces open nicely. It’s a short period of 7 seconds, but it’s consistent enough to get some fun walls. This is the best of the first week – cleaner and punchier. Tuesday the 8th holds that quality too, with similar swell heights and good offshore wind, though the energy tails off in the afternoon.

There’s another drop on Wednesday the 9th and we limp through a poor spell again. But then Thursday, September 10th fires back up. Another standout morning with 5 ft ENE swell, clean offshore breeze, and moderate energy (242). It’s a pattern: the mornings are the go. The crowds are listed as “sometimes” here at Los Pocitos, so you might have some company, but nothing crazy.

The second week rolls on pretty consistently. Friday the 11th is back to ordinary, but the real highlight looks like the weekend. Saturday, September 12th and Sunday, September 13th are your next big calls. Both mornings bring 5 ft ENE swell with the energy climbing into the high 200s (278 on Saturday, 294 on Sunday). Still a short period, but that’s fine for the beach break. Offshore wind holds, and the conditions will be clean and punchy. This is the prime window – consistent, decent size, and clean.

After that, things fade off into the following week. Monday the 14th has a glassy afternoon with very light wind – a pretty session if you can get out – but the swell is dropping to 4 ft. Tuesday the 15th and Wednesday the 16th get smaller and weaker, with heights dropping below 3 ft and energy in the 30s and 40s. The last few days are very ordinary and probably not worth a special trip.

Bottom line: The best of the whole stretch is Monday September 7th, and then the weekend of September 12th and 13th. Those have the most size, the best consistency, and clean offshore wind.

Stay safe, watch the storms in the afternoons.
Rusty.

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