Pescaderos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Pescaderos over the next couple weeks. Gotta be straight with ya – it’s a quiet stretch.

We’re starting off with a real dud. Sunday the 9th kicks things off, but honestly, there’s nothin’ worth paddlin’ out for. The water temp is 70°, which is a solid 7° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s pretty unusual, almost like bath water, but the waves just aren’t there to enjoy it. The swell is tiny at 2 ft from the SSW, and with a cross-shore breeze, it’s just messy. This flat spell drags on for days.

Through the middle of the week, we’re stuck in a rut. Swell heights barely nudge above 2 ft to 2 ft, mostly out of the SSW and SW. The energy is weak, hoverin’ around values like 154 to 241, so there’s just no push. Winds are light and mostly cross or cross-on, which would be fine if there was any swell to work with, but there isn’t. It’s poor conditions right through until Friday the 14th afternoon, when things finally start to look a little less hopeless.

Friday afternoon the 14th, we see a jump in energy up to 372, but the swell is still only 2 ft from the SSW. It’s a long-period groundswell at 18 seconds, so those waves will have some shape to ‘em, but they’re small. The wind is a gentle cross-shore, so there’s a bit of chop. It’s only “marginal” – you might get a few, but don’t expect much.

The best chance in this whole outlook comes on Saturday the 15th afternoon. The swell pulses up to 3 ft from the SSW, period 16 seconds, and the energy gets up to 371. It’s still not big, but it’s the biggest we see. Winds are light and cross-shore, so the surface should be tidy enough for that small swell to form up. This is the standout window – if you’re gonna go, this is when.

The week after that, from Monday the 17th onward, it’s back to the same story. Swell stays tiny, mostly 1 ft to 2 ft, with weak energy and light winds that are cross or cross-off at times. There’s a bit of clean wind on Tuesday afternoon the 18th and again Sunday the 23rd, but the swell is just too small to get excited about. The long-period swell on the 23rd (19 seconds) is too weak at 1 ft to do much.

All in all, it’s a lean 16 days. There’s no big swell, no proper standouts – just one slightly better window on Saturday the 15th afternoon. Keep the board waxed, ‘cause it tends not to stay poor forever.

Rusty.

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