Pescaderos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s going on in the local lineup over the next couple of weeks. It’s a quiet picture, so we’ll take it day by day.

Right off the bat, things are slow. We start on Wednesday, July 29th, with some small, long-period swell from the SW pushing a combined wave energy of 469, but the conditions are marginal. The water is feeling noticeably warmer than usual for this time of year—sitting at 69°F—so it’s a 6°F positive anomaly on the gauge. The swell is around 2 feet with 16-second intervals, which has real groundswell character, but the wind is cross-onshore at 6 mph, keeping the surface a little bumpy with small wind ripples. This spot, Pescaderos, is fairly consistent, and it’s a beginner-friendly stretch, so it’s not a washout, but the quality just isn’t there for a proper session.

The next few days are similar. Thursday the 30th and Friday the 31st offer tiny little SW groundswell, maybe 2 feet, but still only cross to cross-on winds. The scores are low, the surf’s marginal, and there’s nothing to get excited about.

Then we hit a real lull. From Saturday, August 1st through until around August 13th, the forecast just goes flat. You’ll see some tiny little flutters of swell—1 foot to 2 feet on a few days—but the wave energy is very weak, rarely breaking 200 on the gauge. Winds are light, but there’s just no grunt in the water. Even the few days with a pulse, like around August 10th with a 2 feet SW groundswell (14-second period), the quality is rated as marginal at best or poor. It’s a long run with no real surf to speak of.

For what it’s worth, the morning of August 7th shows a touch of long-period SW energy (19-second period) and a light cross-breeze, but the swell is only 1 feet. That’s more of a whisper than a wave. The energy levels pick up a bit around August 13th, but again, we’re looking at small, messy conditions.

So to sum it up: the next 16 days don’t have a true standout. There’s no day where the swell, wind, and break all line up for that perfect session. If you’re desperate, the very start—July 29th—is your best bet for knee-high dribbles with that nice warm water, but don’t expect to be blown away. It’s a stretch of patience. Hang in there.

Rusty.

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