Pescaderos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m looking at the next 16 days for Pescaderos. Honestly, it’s a bit of a mixed bag. The water is running much warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 70°, which is a real treat if you’re sans wetsuit. The overall pattern is dominated by small, short-period swell, and a lot of the time the wind is not playing ball. There are a few windows where things clean up, but you’ll be waiting for them.

The best bet on offer is the morning of Sunday, August 30th. We’ve got clean conditions with a light cross-offshore breeze, a little 3ft swell from the SSW, but with a generous 15-second period. That long period groundswell carries a decent punch of energy (485) for the size, and it should wrap in nicely. Expect clean, glassy lines. The afternoon stays clean too, but that morning is the pick.

Before that, Saturday afternoon, August 29th is worth a mention if you’re an experienced surfer. The swell jumps to 6ft from the WNW, but the period is a short, choppy 6 seconds, and the wind is a moderate 16 mph cross-offshore. It’s clean, but that short period makes it a bit of a bumpy, powerful mess. It’s not for the faint-hearted or the beginner.

The first week has a lot of marginal surf and poor conditions. The Monday morning, September 1st starts off glassy with a 3ft SSE swell, but the energy is only moderate (265), and it’s described as “surfable but very ordinary.” You might get a few, but it’s not going to be memorable.

From September 5th onwards, the size drops off and the conditions become more consistently poor. The swell sticks around 2ft to 3ft, but the wind is mostly cross or cross-on, and the scores are low. There’s a long gap of several days with no real recommendations from the 6th to the 10th of September. It’s a quiet end to the run.

So, to sum it up: Sunday morning the 30th is your standout. Set your alarm. The rest is a waiting game.

Rusty

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