Pescaderos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey, Rusty here again, with the same forecast but in feet and miles per hour for those who think in imperial.

Alright, let's talk about Pescaderos for the next couple of weeks. It's a bit of a mixed bag, but we've got a couple of windows that could be real special if you're patient.

The water temp is about 71°F, which is a massive 8°F warmer than usual. That's very unusual, so you'll be comfy in boardshorts or maybe a light spring suit.

Right now, there's nothing worth paddling out for. The first week is mostly flat with weak, short-period windswell and winds that are mostly onshore or side-on. There's a slight clean-up on Thursday the 17th afternoon with a 0.5ft swell from the SSW, but with combined energy of 201 (moderate), it's still just "surfable but ordinary." Not worth getting excited about.

The first real glimmer is Saturday the 19th afternoon. We're looking at a 0.6ft swell from the SW with a period of 18 seconds. That's a long-period groundswell, which means better shaped waves with more grunt and longer lulls between sets. Combined energy is 369 (moderate), so there's some push. The wind is light W at 6 mph, cross-offshore, keeping it clean. Conditions should be good. Just be aware that the crowds at Pescaderos are sometimes an issue.

Sunday the 20th afternoon looks similar, maybe even a tad better, with 0.6ft from the SW at 18 seconds and combined energy hitting 467 (moderate). Winds are a gentle 9 mph cross-offshore from the W, so it'll be clean again. For a beginner-friendly break that's fairly consistent, these two afternoons are your best bet in the first week. Saturday the 19th afternoon is my pick.

After that, the energy drops but hangs around. Monday the 21st and Tuesday the 22nd have some swell, but the conditions are marginal or poor with side-onshore winds. Not your best bet.

There's a gap from Wednesday the 23rd through to Monday the 28th. Mostly small, weak swell with ordinary conditions. Not a total loss – there are clean windows on Wednesday afternoon and again on Sunday the 27th morning when the wind goes glassy, but the swell is tiny at 0.4ft.

Now here's the real standout, and it's a long way out. Tuesday the 29th afternoon. The forecast shows a jump to a 1ft swell from the WNW at 9 seconds, with combined energy of 430 (moderate). But the wind is dead calm – glassy, with just a slight air from the SSW at 3 mph. That's as clean as it gets. This is the best option across the whole 16-day window. It's a long-range call, so don't bet the farm on it yet, but if that glass and that size line up, Pescaderos will be absolutely worth the wait. For beginners, 1ft is fine; over 5ft starts getting too big.

So, bottom line: Pescaderos is mostly quiet with tiny swell for the first week, but the afternoons of Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th deliver clean, long-period groundswell. Then there's a dry spell until the big potential on Tuesday the 29th afternoon – glassy with a solid 1ft. That's the one to keep an eye on.

Rusty.

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