Pescaderos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright crew, Rusty here. Let's break this down for the next couple of weeks.

To be honest, it's a pretty flat spell ahead. We're in for a long, quiet period with nothing really worth paddling out for. The swell is tiny and the conditions are just messy, so you'll be working hard for scraps. The only real chance of something decent comes right at the tail end, and that's a long way off.

The first half of the forecast is a real grind. From the 25th of August right through to about the 9th of September, we're looking at a lot of days with small, weak swell and mixed-up winds. The combined swell energy is mostly weak, sitting in the low hundreds, which tells you it's pretty unimpressive. There's a little pulse around the 29th of August Saturday, with a 2ft swell from the SW and a long 17-second period, but the wind is cross-shore and the overall energy only hits 641 (moderate at best). It's just not enough to get excited about. Thursday morning the 27th of August has glassy conditions with a 3ft swell, but the period is a short 8 seconds, so it's going to be weak and crumbly. The water temp is sitting at 70°F which is a massive 6°F warmer than usual for this time of year – very unusual.

The only spot on the menu is Pescaderos. It's a beginner-friendly break, and it's fairly consistent, but with this size swell, it's not going to offer much. The swell direction is all over the shop, from the SW to the SSE, and the wind is mostly cross-shore, so it's not going to be clean. Crowds are sometimes a problem here, but with this quality, I wouldn't worry about it too much.

Now, the best shot we've got is on Wednesday the 9th of September. The afternoon shows a 4ft SSE swell with a 16-second period and the combined energy jumps to 1098 (strong wave energy). That's the biggest pulse of the whole outlook. The wind is light and cross-shore, so it won't be perfect, but it's the only window where the swell is big enough to be half-decent. It's still a week and a half away, so it's a long-range call, but it's the only standout on the board.

For the rest of the time, the swell is below 3ft, and the energy is weak. There are a few clean windows with cross-offshore winds, like the 28th of August Friday afternoon and the 29th of August Saturday afternoon, but the swell is tiny (1ft and 2ft). It's a waiting game, but with the consistency of this spot, it won't stay poor forever.

Rusty.

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