Pescaderos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Pescaderos.

Honestly, mate, the next 16 days are a bit of a flat spell. We’ve got a long stretch of marginal surf and mostly small, weak energy. The swell is tiny, the periods are all over the place, and the conditions are just never quite coming together for a proper session. There’s no standout, no day that’s screaming at you to drop everything and paddle out. The water is sitting at 66°, which is a solid 4° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s a big anomaly, so at least you won’t be cold waiting for a wave.

The opening days, from the 16th through the 18th, are flat and poor. Swell is around 1 ft to 4 ft, with periods so short or so long they don’t offer much. The wind is light, but cross to cross-onshore, and the combined energy is weak, sitting between 241 and 384. Not worth a paddle.

The 19th of July through the 22nd show a slight pulse, but the size is still tiny – 2 ft to 3 ft. The 20th morning has a brief moment of glassy conditions with a 3 ft S swell at 13 seconds and moderate energy (466), but it’s gone by the afternoon. The 21st has a 3 ft SSW swell at 15 seconds (526 energy), but the wind is onshore, and it’s marked as marginal. Poor form.

The 23rd and 24th are more of the same – small S to SSE swells, 3 ft to 4 ft, with periods in the 14-16 second range. The energy ticks up to 810 on the 24th morning, but the wind is cross-shore, and the waves are still just too small and weak to excite. The 25th and 26th have a very long-period SSW swell (21 seconds, 844 energy), but that’s breaking straight as a die at a beach break – not the right setup for that kind of groundswell.

The 28th afternoon is the closest thing to a bright spot. A 3 ft SSW swell at 17 seconds, with clean conditions thanks to a cross-offshore wind at 9 mph. The combined energy is 486, which is moderate. It’s the best of a flat bunch, but it’s still only a 3 ft wave. The 29th morning is glassy, but the swell is already dropping.

The very end of the window, the 30th and 31st, sees a shift to a short-period WNW swell (7 seconds) on the 30th afternoon, reaching 5 ft but with a weak, sloppy feel. The 31st is back to tiny SSW leftovers.

In short, there’s nothing here that’s worth chasing. The swell is too small, the quality is too poor, and the wind never really locks in. If you’re desperate for a splash, the 28th afternoon is your best bet, but it’s far from a classic. The setup is more interesting for a kite than a surfboard on most of these days.

Rusty.

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