Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about Puerto Caldera – El Hoyo. This is a sheltered reef and jetty setup that’s going to be pretty small and weak for the next couple of weeks. The water is running about 86°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you won’t need a thick suit.

The overall pattern is a lot of knee-high dribble with a few mornings offering clean, glassy conditions, but the swell energy is just not there. The combined energy is mostly in the low hundreds, which is weak, so you’re not going to get any real push. The swell direction is hanging in the S to SSW, which is what this spot wants, but the size is the problem.

Tuesday morning is about as good as it gets early on. It’s glassy, with a little 3ft S swell at 9 seconds, and the energy is only 136. It’s surfable, but you’ll be working for every wave. That afternoon, the wind swings south and it gets cross-chop, so it turns to junk.

We’ve got a stretch of poor to ordinary conditions through Wednesday and Thursday. The swell drops to 2ft-2ft, and the energy stays weak. There are a few glassy mornings, like Friday and the following Monday, but the waves are just too small to get excited about. The period does start to bump up, though – we’re seeing 14-16 second intervals by the weekend, which shows some longer-period energy in the water, but it’s still small.

The standout window is around Saturday the 15th and into Monday the 17th. The energy starts climbing, hitting 503 on Saturday morning and pushing up to 615 by Monday afternoon. Swell heights stay around 3ft-3ft, but the period is solid at 15-16 seconds. That’s a proper groundswell, and while it’s still not big, it’s got more shape to it. Monday afternoon looks the best of the bunch – clean, light cross-off wind, and the strongest energy of the whole period. That’s the one to circle on the calendar.

After that, it fades back to small, ordinary surf with a few more glassy mornings, but nothing that’s going to have you calling in sick. The crowds here are “sometimes,” so you might have it to yourself, especially on the smaller days.

This is a spot that needs a bit more size to really shine. The reef and jetty will handle the long-period swell well, but at this size, it’s more of a longboard session than anything else. Keep your expectations low, and you might get a few fun ones.

Rusty

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