Rancho Santini Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the outlook for Rancho Santini over the next 16 days is a real bummer. We’re looking at a long stretch of disappointing surf. The first record kicks off on Friday, July 31st, but honestly, it’s not a recommendation you want to act on. The whole run is plagued by "poor surf conditions" with scores that say it’s not worth paddling out.

Starting on Friday afternoon, July 31st, there’s a small 3 ft SW groundswell rolling in with a nice long 13-second period, giving a moderate energy reading (481). The water is a touch warmer than normal at 72°, which is a couple of degrees above average. But it’s all for nothing with a westerly wind blowing straight onshore. That’s a mess.

From Saturday, August 1st, right through to Saturday, August 15th, the pattern is pretty grim. Swell sizes hover between 1 ft and 3 ft, mostly from the SW or SSW. The period is often decent, even hitting 19 seconds on Friday, August 7th morning, which is some very long-period groundswell. But the energy is weak to moderate (146 to 517). The wind is almost always onshore or cross-onshore, mostly from the W or WNW. Only a couple of sessions, like Tuesday, August 4th afternoon, and Saturday, August 8th afternoon, get a "marginal" rating, but the rest are all "poor." There’s a bit of a stretch where the wind picks up to a moderate breeze from August 11th onward, making things choppy.

There are no standouts here. If you’re a beginner, the swell is small enough, but the wind is just awful. The consistent onshore flow means the surface will be blown out. For the more experienced crew, there’s nothing to get excited about.

It’s a blank run, plain and simple. Sometimes the area just goes quiet, and this is one of those times. The only thing I can say is that the swell consistency is there, so the energy is coming, but the wind is killing it. Keep an eye on it, because the pattern can shift.

Rusty.

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