Pescaderos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me take a look at what’s coming up in the local waters over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I’m gonna be straight with you – it’s not looking like a classic summer run. We’ve got a bit of a slow start, and honestly, there’s a lot of days where you’ll be better off leaving the boards in the car.

First decent action we see is around late July, with the pick of the early window being Pescaderos on Monday the 27th. The swell is a modest 3ft out of the SSW, but what makes it interesting is the period – a solid 18 seconds, that’s proper groundswell energy pushing in. The wave energy is moderate, sitting at 706 (combined energy). The wind is light and cross-shore, so it’ll be clean. The water is absolutely cooking right now, 69°F, which is a whopping 6°F warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s very unusual, feels like a bath. This is a beginner-friendly break, fairly consistent, and it’s fairly exposed to the swell. Crowds are possible here, so get in early. The best on offer is Monday afternoon, where conditions turn cross-offshore and clean. It’s small, but that long period will give it some shape.

Moving into the start of August, we get a little bump. The morning of Saturday the 1st has a similar 3ft S swell, but the period is dropping to 13 seconds, less grunt. The real standout that day is the afternoon, with a clean cross-offshore wind and 3ft from the SSW, combined energy dropping to 373. It’s still small, but it’ll be clean.

After that, mate, it gets pretty grim. From Sunday the 2nd of August all the way through to the end of the forecast on the 9th, the swell drops right off and the period gets short and choppy. The combined energy readings tank into the 100s and even drop below 100, which is weak. The wind stays cross or cross-on, and the wave state is consistently poor. There’s a few days there with waves under 2ft, and period dropping to 8 seconds – that’s just messy, windswell junk. Not worth the paddle.

So, if you’re keen, your window is the 27th of July through to the 1st of August. After that, it’s a long stretch of flat to poor conditions. The break is Pescaderos the whole way, no other spots in the mix. The water will stay warm, but the ocean’s gonna be asleep for a while.

Rusty.

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