Los Pocitos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey crew, Rusty again. Let’s break down what’s coming up for Los Pocitos in the next couple of weeks, but in feet and miles per hour.

First off, don’t bother paddling out right now. There’s a dry spell with no surf to speak of until the morning of Thursday, August 6th. That first bit of action is pretty weak – small waves around 4ft from the ENE, with a short, weak period of 7 seconds. The combined energy is moderate at best (131). The wind is blowing clean offshore, but the waves are ordinary. That same small, short-period stuff sticks around for a lot of the first week.

The real highlight is going to be the second week. Circle Friday, August 14th and Saturday, August 15th. On Friday, the swell bumps up to a solid 6ft from the ENE, with energy hitting 323 and a period of 8 seconds. The wind stays offshore, so it’ll be clean. Saturday is the best day of the whole run – swell sits around 6ft, the energy jumps to 405, and the direction is still a consistent ENE with a clean offshore breeze. It’s not huge, but it’s the best combo of size and conditions we’ll see.

The water temp is about 82°, which is totally normal for this time of year. You might see a few other folks out at Los Pocitos, so don’t sleep in.

After that peak, Sunday the 16th still has good energy, then it eases a little into the next week. Tuesday, August 18th shows another little pulse from the ENE with waves around 5ft-5ft and energy around 207-272, but nothing beats that Saturday. There’s a hint of a bigger push on Wednesday the 19th, with waves near 6ft and energy of 441, but we’re over a week out, so take that one with a grain of salt.

Bottom line: the first few days are a bust. The best window is the weekend of August 14th-16th, with Saturday as the clear winner. Clean offshore wind and a solid ENE groundswell – that’s your session.

Rusty.

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