Pescaderos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

Honestly, I have to be straight with you: this is a lean stretch ahead. The whole 16-day window is looking pretty marginal, with no real standout sessions that'll have you ringing your mates. The first few days bring some small, clean swell, but it's just not packing the punch we want. Starting Thursday, July 23rd, we’ve got some tiny 2ft swell from the SSE with a long 13-second period, but the combined energy is weak (349) and the wind is a light cross-shore, so it’s glassy but gutless. The water is much warmer than usual for this time of year, sitting at 69°F with a massive 7°F anomaly.

The swell bumps up a bit on Thursday afternoon to 6ft from the WNW, but the period drops to a tiny 6 seconds, which is just wind slop. That’s more of a kite-surfing vibe than a proper paddle session. The next week is a rinse and repeat of small, weak swells. Friday the 24th through to the end of July sees constant swell between 1ft and 4ft, with periods that look good on paper (over 15 seconds) but the wave energy is moderate at best, ranging from 353 to 758. The winds are light and mostly cross or cross-onshore, so it’ll be clean for the most part, but the waves just won't have any push.

Around the 31st of July and into the 1st of August, we see a little more size, up to 4ft from the SSE, but again, the period is short at 12-15 seconds, and the combined energy tops out around 690 (moderate). Still, the conditions are clean with light breezes. Then from the 2nd of August onward, it really falls off a cliff. The swells are onshore, weak, and the energy drops to as low as 75 by the 4th of August. The water temperature anomaly isn't provided, but the outlook is poor. The 5th through the 7th of August are all poor surf conditions with energy below 150. It’s a long, flat run.

Pescaderos is the only break in the frame, and it's a beginner-friendly, fairly consistent spot. The crowds are sometimes there, so you might have some company. The optimum swell direction is WSW, which we see a bit of around the 24th-26th of July, but the swell height is just too small to get excited about. There’s no standout day here; the best you could hope for is a clean, small wave session on a longboard on the 25th or 26th of July, with 2ft to 2ft from the SSW and light cross-shore winds. It’s not going to be epic, but it’ll be a nice paddle.

Keep the board in the car and check the forecast again in a few days. It tends not to stay this poor for long.

Rusty.

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