Rancho Santini Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, talking about Rancho Santini. Let’s see what we got.

It’s a beginner-friendly, consistent break, open to the west. But for the first week and a half, the wind is the problem. Starting Monday, 6 July, the breeze is out of the NW at 12 mph, cross-onshore, making the surf choppy and poor. Swell is tiny—around 2 to 4 feet from the SW, with a very long period of 16 to 20 seconds. The combined energy is moderate to strong (up to 831), but the onshore wind ruins it. Nothing worth paddling out for.

Water temp is about normal for this time of year.

Wednesday, 8 July onward, the wind eases a bit, sometimes going onshore light, sometimes cross-shore, but the surf stays marginal. You get 3 feet of SW swell, periods around 15-16 seconds, energy dropping into the 400-700 range. Thursday the 9th and Friday the 10th are cross-on or cross-shore with light breezes—still only a 1 or 2 out of 10. A long stretch of onshore or cross conditions.

The weekend of 11 and 12 July looks similar: 3 feet swell, poor to marginal, with that consistent onshore component. This break is not delivering anything decent for a solid 10 days.

Here’s the only hope. If you can wait until Monday, 20 July into Tuesday, 21 July, the swell builds. On the 20th, morning swell hits 5 feet from the south, period 13 seconds, energy 958. By afternoon, it’s 5 feet from the south, period still 13 seconds, energy jumping to 1189—that’s strong. Wind is light, cross to light cross-onshore. Still marginal, but the best of the outlook.

By Tuesday, 21 July morning, swell reaches 6 feet from the SSW, period 13 seconds, energy a strong 1232. That’s the biggest swell, but wind goes gentle cross-onshore, so a bit choppy. For a beginner spot, 6 feet is getting big. Worth watching if the wind cleans up.

Overall, a long quiet period with only a couple of days at the end that look even mildly interesting. No standout days here.

Stay patient.

Rusty.

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