Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, settle in, it’s Rusty. We’ve got a solid run of swell heading into Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) starting this Thursday, and it’s looking like a serious session for the crew who can handle it. This is a point break, and it’s inconsistent, so you gotta be patient, but the payoff is huge. The water is sitting at a very unusual 86°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so ditch the rubber.

The action kicks off Thursday morning, September 3rd. We’ve got a clean 5ft swell from the south, with a 12-second period, and a light cross-offshore breeze. The combined wave energy is strong at 1202. It’s not huge, but the conditions are clean. Thursday afternoon gets even better for the experienced surfer, with the swell dropping slightly to 4ft but the period jumping to a very long 18 seconds from the southwest, and a moderate offshore wind. The energy jumps to 1412. This is a groundswell that will really wrap into the point, offering long, lined-up walls.

Friday morning, the 4th, sees a jump in size to 7ft from the south, but the wind is light cross-onshore, putting a wrinkle on it. The energy is strong at 1903. Hold out for Friday afternoon – the wind swings to a cross-offshore breeze, and we’ve got a clean 6ft from the south-southwest, with a 12-second period and 1780 in energy. That’s the call for Friday.

Saturday, the 5th, is the standout. The morning session is going to be firing: 7ft of south-southwest swell, 13-second period, a clean cross-offshore breeze, and a massive 2533 in combined energy. The afternoon gets a bit bigger at 8ft, but it’s still clean and cross-offshore. That’s expert territory, but for the big dogs, the 14-second period and 2747 energy will deliver some serious speed and power.

Sunday morning, the 6th, is still excellent with a 8ft southwest swell, 13-second period, and a clean offshore wind. The energy is 1969. Sunday afternoon the wind picks up to 19 mph, but it’s still offshore, keeping it clean. The swell drops to 7ft.

Monday the 7th, the wind is up to 19 mph from the west-northwest and offshore, but the swell drops to 5ft. The energy is 995. It’s still surfable, but the wind is strong. The rest of the week into the 8th and 9th sees the swell drop further, with smaller waves and some tricky winds. There’s a lull of smaller, cleaner swell from the 10th onward, but it’s much smaller, in the 2ft to 3ft range, with the occasional good wind window. The long-period groundswells (16-22 seconds) appear again from the 14th, but the size is tiny. By the 18th of September, the energy bumps back up to 804 with a 3ft swell and a 19-second period and a clean offshore wind, which is promising but a long way out.

The one true standout is the Saturday, September 5th session. It’s got the size, the power, and the clean wind. This is your best bet. Keep in mind this spot is *inconsistent* and the crowds are *always* an issue, so get in early if you can.

Rusty.

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