Pescaderos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s talk about what’s on the cards at Pescaderos over the next couple of weeks.

Look, to be straight with you, this stretch is not firing. The whole sixteen days is a run of marginal to poor surf. If you’re keen to get wet, you’re going to have to pick your moments carefully, because the wave energy is weak overall, with combined swell energy figures mostly sitting between 109 and 630 – that’s all in the low to moderate range. Water temp here is sitting at about 64°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

There’s nothing that jumps out as a true standout, but if I had to point you in a direction, the afternoons on Tuesday 8th July and Wednesday 9th July offer the best chance at something rideable. Tuesday afternoon sees a bump in swell to 5ft from the WNW, with a short period of 8 seconds – that windswell chop will be messy, but combined energy hits 614, which is the highest we see for a while, and the wind is cross-offshore and clean. Wednesday afternoon drops a little to 4ft from the WNW, period 9 seconds, still cross-offshore at 6 mph – it’s not going to be perfect, but it’ll be the cleanest you’ll find. For the beginners, note that Tuesday afternoon’s swell is just over 5ft, so it might be a bit much if you’re new to it.

Through the rest of the first week and into the second, it’s mostly 1ft to 3ft high, with periods swinging between 8 and 18 seconds. The longer period stuff (over 15 seconds) shows up on a few occasions, like Friday 11th July morning with 2ft at 15 seconds from the SSW, but combined energy is only 269 – that’s weak groundswell. It’ll be better shaped but you’ll be waiting for sets. Saturday 11th July afternoon is glassy with 2ft at 14 seconds – that’s about as clean as it gets, but tiny.

Then we hit a bit of a dead zone from Sunday 13th July through to around Tuesday 15th July, where the surf quality is poor and wave heights drop as low as 1ft. It picks up a whisker on Thursday 16th July morning with 3ft from the WNW at 8 seconds (windswell), but again, nothing special.

The very end of the outlook – Sunday 19th July – sends a bit more energy our way: 4ft from the SSE at 15 seconds in the morning, combined energy of 820, which is moderate energy, but the wind is onshore. That one’s promising but more than a week away, so don’t bank on it.

Bottom line: Pescaderos is fairly consistent as a break, but the next two weeks are mostly lacklustre. Tuesday 8th July afternoon is your single best call, but keep your expectations low. For kite surfing, there’s some decent cross-shore wind on the windswell days that might be more fun than paddling.

Stay patient, Rusty.

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