Playa Pantaleta Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s cut to it: Playa Pantaleta is in a real dead zone. The whole 16-day outlook is a long stretch of nothing worth surfing. The forecast is filled with poor surf conditions, and there’s a big gap right from the start with no decent waves.

We start on Monday, July 27th. The ocean is flat, with a weak 3ft swell from the ENE, a period of only 6 seconds, and combined energy at a measly 65 (weak). The wind is blowing from the east at 9 mph, cross-shore, kicking up a slight cross-chop. The water temp is 80°F with a -0.7°F anomaly, so it’s about average for the time of year. Nothing to get excited about.

Tuesday and Wednesday are the same story: small swells between 3ft and 4ft, short periods of 6 seconds, and wave energy barely cracking 100. The wind sticks from the east, cross-shore, with a little more chop as the breeze picks up to 12 mph on Wednesday morning. The surf is just poor.

Thursday, July 30th, brings a little more push. The swell bumps up to 6ft from the ENE, with an 8-second period. The combined energy jumps to 314 (moderate). That’s the biggest surf in the whole run, but it’s still cross-shore wind from the east at 12 mph, producing a cross-chop. The wave comment is still poor. It’s messy, not clean.

The whole first week, through to Saturday, August 1st, is a rinse-and-repeat of cross-shore winds, short-period swells, and poor surf quality. The swell heights bounce between 4ft and 6ft, but the wind never turns offshore. It’s always cross-shore.

The second week, from August 3rd through to the 11th, doesn’t offer any hope. The swell hangs around 4ft to 6ft, still short-period (6-8 seconds), and the energy climbs to moderate levels at times, like 319 on August 8th. But the wind is stubbornly from the east, cross-shore, and the forecast keeps repeating the same “poor surf conditions” label. There’s no standout day, no clean glass, and no proper groundswell.

This is a beach and reef setup, so with this persistent cross-shore wind and short-period chop, it’s looking more like a kite-surfing afternoon than a paddle session. The swell direction is from the ENE to NE, which isn’t aligned with the optimum NNE direction for this spot.

So, fair warning: this is a long, blank run. The area is going through a quiet patch, and it’s looking like it’s going to stay this way for the whole 16 days. Sometimes that’s just how it is. The forecasts can change, but right now, I’d leave the boards at home.

Rusty.

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