Pescaderos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the menu for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, we’ve got a slow start. The surf is small and pretty average for the first week, so don’t get your hopes up too early. The real standout window is going to be the weekend of the 26th and 27th of July, and then again on the 1st of August.

Pescaderos is the only spot in the game, and it’s a beginner-friendly, fairly consistent break, exposed to the WSW. The water temp is sitting at 67°, which is a whopping 5° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s a very unusual, warm bath.

The rest of the first week, from Sunday the 19th through to Friday the 24th of July, is mostly a write-off. Swell is tiny, between 2ft and 3ft, with a mix of cross and cross-off winds. The energy is weak (470 in the afternoon on the 19th) and the guidance says it’s marginal. Not worth getting wet for.

The first real glimpse of anything decent comes on Saturday the 25th of July. The afternoon shows a cleaner 2ft swell from the SSW with a very long period of 21 seconds and a light cross breeze. The energy is up there (771), but it’s still small. The long period will make it a bit more lined up, but for a beach break, it might be a bit straight.

The pick of the bunch is the morning of Monday the 27th of July. We’ve got 3ft of SSW swell, with an 18-second period and light cross winds. The energy is strong (781). This is the best combination of size, period, and clean conditions we see for a while. It’s not huge, but it’s the most promising. The afternoon on the 27th is nearly as good with 3ft and similar clean conditions.

After that, the 28th of July sees a shift in swell direction to the WNW, but the period drops to 9 seconds. The 29th has a bit more size (4ft) but the wind is onshore in the morning and the period is short. The 30th of July fades back to small.

The next real highlight is Saturday the 1st of August. The afternoon session looks clean, with 4ft of S swell, a 13-second period, and light cross-off winds. The energy is solid (518). This is a good, clean swell for the more confident beginners. By the 2nd of August, the energy drops off a cliff and we’re back to small, weak waves.

So, to sum it up: don’t bother with the first week. The best bet is the morning of the 27th of July for the cleanest, longest-period swell, and the afternoon of the 1st of August for a bit more size and clean conditions. Pescaderos won’t be crowded, but it can get a few people on it sometimes.

Rusty.

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