Pescaderos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: this stretch isn’t exactly firing. We’ve got a long, quiet run ahead, with a fair few days of tiny or messy surf. The first real standout doesn’t show up until Sunday, September 20th, so there's about a week of just average or poor conditions to sit through.

The pick of the whole forecast is Sunday afternoon, September 20th at Pescaderos. The swell is small, coming in at 2ft from the SW, but the magic is in the wind. A light cross-offshore breeze from the W is going to have it looking clean and lined up. The combined energy is moderate at 280, so it’ll have a bit of push. This is your window for a proper, fun session.

Leading up to that, Monday the 14th gives us a bit of swell—around 3ft to 4ft from the WNW, with a period of 9 seconds—but the wind is cross-on or cross, and the wave comment says it’s marginal. Water temp is a very unusual 71°, which is much warmer than normal for the time of year, so you might not need a full wetsuit.

Tuesday the 15th through to Friday the 18th are pretty grim. Swell drops right off, and we get a mix of onshore and cross-shore breezes. On Friday afternoon, there’s a little cross-off wind and clean conditions, but the swell is only 1ft with a super long 19-second period. That kind of period will make the waves at a beach setup break a bit too straight, so it’s more of a paddle than a ride.

Saturday the 19th is similar—small, long-period swell. The afternoon has clean conditions with a cross-off breeze, but again, it’s just 2ft.

After that Sunday the 20th highlight, the rest of the week into the following week is a mixed bag. From Monday 21st to Thursday 24th, we see a consistent 2ft from the SW, with periods dropping from 17 down to 14 seconds. Winds are light but often cross or cross-on, so the quality is just “marginal” or “poor.” The energy stays in the moderate range (around 140-334), but it’s not really giving us a clean, punchy wave.

Friday the 25th afternoon has a little cross-off wind and clean conditions, but again, it’s only 2ft from the SSW with a 14-second period. Surfable, but nothing to write home about.

Then we get a bit of a pulse at the very end. Sunday the 27th morning sees a jump to 3ft from the WNW (9 seconds), and Monday the 28th morning bumps up to 4ft from the WNW with the combined energy hitting 445. That’s the strongest energy of the whole forecast, but the period is still short at 9 seconds. The wind is light and cross, so it might be a little bumpy. That size is still okay for most surfers, but it’s not the clean standout.

Tuesday the 29th wraps it up with 4ft from the WNW in the morning and a clean, cross-off breeze in the afternoon.

So, bottom line: if you’re itching for a paddle, sit tight for Sunday the 20th. That’s your best bet. The rest is mostly small and average.

Stay stoked,
Rusty

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