Pescaderos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get this out there. The next couple of weeks here at Pescaderos are looking pretty quiet for the most part. There’s a lot of small, weak swell on the table, and you’ll need to pick your moments. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so nothing weird going on there.

The forecast starts off flat and messy. On Monday the 17th, we’ve got a small 2ft SSW swell with a 15-second period, but it’s crossed up with a light cross-shore wind, and the call is poor. The combined energy is only 199. Not worth getting wet. Tuesday the 18th isn’t any better in the morning, but the afternoon cleans up a bit. The wind goes cross-offshore, the swell drops to 2ft, and the energy climbs to 288. The wave comment says to expect good conditions, but with that size, it’s really just a knee-high dribbler.

From Wednesday the 19th through the next week, it’s a lot of the same. Swells hover in that 1ft to 3ft range, with periods anywhere from 8 to 19 seconds. There’s a period of several days right in there—from the 20th to the 25th—where there’s nothing that qualifies as a real surf recommendation. It’s just poor, small, and mostly cross-shore junk. You’d be fighting for a bump that gets you nowhere.

The first real standout, if you can call it that, comes on Saturday the 29th. The swell ticks up to 2ft from the SSW with a 16-second period, and the combined energy jumps to 288. It’s still light cross-onshore, so it’s not going to be glassy, but it’s the best of a pretty average bunch. Then Sunday the 30th rolls around with similar size, 2ft to 2ft, and the energy pushes up to 371. That’s the most push we see in the whole window. Still, these are marginal calls, so don’t expect a day of reckoning.

Pescaderos is a fairly consistent break, but that doesn’t mean it’s good. It’s exposed enough to catch these small leftovers, but the quality just isn’t there. The short period swells, like that 8-second WNW stuff on the 22nd, are going to be weak and crumbly. The longer period groundswells, like the 16 and 18-second pulses, have more shape but at this size, they’re just rolling through without any punch.

One honest note: with these tiny waves and the light winds we’ve got, the setup looks a lot more interesting for a kite surfer than someone looking for a proper paddle session. If you’re after a wave, you might be on the beach watching the kites.

The second week doesn’t offer much more. A small 3ft pulse on the 1st of September, but it’s short period and poor conditions again. There’s no big swell on the horizon, just a series of smaller, weak pulses. It’s a long stretch of small waves, so don’t hold your breath for any fireworks.

Stay patient, keep an eye on that Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th, but even then, keep your expectations in check.

Rusty.

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