Pescaderos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright mate, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the Pescaderos area. It’s a pretty quiet stretch ahead, with a long run of small, ordinary surf. The water is sitting at 70° with an anomaly of 7°, so it’s much warmer than usual for this time of year – you’ll be comfortable in a shorty or even boardies.

The first real sniff of anything decent doesn’t come until the afternoon of Thursday, 3rd September. That’s your standout. The swell bumps up to 4 ft from the SSW, with a period of 12 seconds, and the combined energy pushes up to 662 (moderate). The wind is cross-offshore from the NW at 6 mph, so it’ll be clean. That’s your best window, and it’s the only time the forecast scores a “good” rating. The swell direction is right on the money for Pescaderos, too.

Before that, it’s a long grind. From Wednesday 26th August right through to Thursday 3rd September, the waves are tiny – mostly around 1 ft to 3 ft – and the wind is often cross, cross-on, or light cross-off, but the conditions are just too small to get excited about. There’s a brief moment on Saturday 29th August with a 6 ft WNW swell, but the period is a short 6 seconds, so the energy is weak and the shape will be sloppy. Not worth the paddle.

After the 3rd September window, it drops back into the same pattern: small 2 ft to 3 ft swell, mostly cross or cross-off wind, and no real quality. The energy stays moderate (300–400 range) but the wave height is just too small for decent rides. The afternoon of Thursday 10th September has a 2 ft SW swell with a long 17-second period and clean cross-off wind, which is a nice little window if you’re after a longboard cruise, but it’s small.

So, bottom line: the only true standout is the afternoon of Thursday 3rd September. Everything else is a marginal, small, or poor day. It’s a lean period, but forecast can always change.

Rusty.

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