San Vicente Rivermouth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ at San Vicente Rivermouth over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be honest with you – the start of this period is a bit of a dud. We’re lookin’ at a few days with barely a ripple. The water temp is sittin’ at a pleasant 71°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least the swim is nice.

Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th are basically a write-off. Tiny, weak swell with poor conditions. Friday morning has that glassy, clean look, but with only 2 ft on offer, the board’s better off in the car.

We finally see a little pulse of life on the Saturday the 5th. The swell bumps up to 4 ft from the NW, with a gorgeous long period of 14 seconds. That’s proper groundswell energy, and the combined energy is a solid 580 (moderate wave energy). The morning has a light cross breeze, but it’s the afternoon that gets interesting. Swell hits 5 ft, still a nice long 13-second period, with combined energy screaming up to 838 (moderate to strong wave energy). The wind is a cross-shore, so it’s gonna be a bit lumpy, but for a river mouth, that’s often the best you get. It’s a bit much for the groms, but for the intermediates, this is probably the standout of the whole forecast. The conditions are marginal, but given the size and period, it’s the one to circle.

The next few days are a frustrating mix of small, clean windows and choppy afternoons. Monday the 7th morning is glassy with a 3 ft, 9-second swell – weak, but clean. Tuesday the 8th morning is the same story. Wednesday the 9th morning has a little 4 ft bump from the NNW, but again, with a short 8-second period, it’s just ordinary.

The second week is pretty quiet. There’s a short, clean window on Monday the 14th morning with a cross-off breeze and a 2 ft NW swell, but it’s weak. A bit of a pulse returns on the 16th of September, with a 5 ft NW swell with a very long 15-second period and combined energy hitting 977 (strong wave energy). That’s a lot of water moving, but the wind is a light cross, and the forecast calls it marginal. For a river mouth setup, that long period might make it a bit tricky, but for the experienced surfer, that Wednesday morning could be a real dark horse.

For the absolute best of the bunch, I’m picking the Saturday the 5th afternoon. 5 ft of NW swell, 13-second period, and a manageable cross-breeze. It’s not perfect, but it’s the most size and power we see in the whole 16 days.

Stay stoked, and keep an eye on that Saturday.

Rusty.

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