Tocones Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, it’s Rusty here, and I’ve got a look at what’s coming up for the next couple of weeks around Tocones. Straight up, this is going to be a tough stretch. We’ve got a massive run of time here with nothing good on the table for paddle surfing. The whole outlook is pretty much a blank.

From now through the weekend and into the following week, the story stays the same: small, weak swell with hardly any energy. The combined swell energy values mostly sit in the double and low triple digits, between 46 and 135, which is weak to barely moderate. We’re looking at tiny waves around 2 ft to 4 ft, coming out of the east and east-northeast, with short periods of 5 to 7 seconds. That’s just windswell junk. On top of that, we’ve got a relentless 16 mph cross-shore wind, sometimes shifting a little offshore, but that wind state is often creating a cross-chop. The forecast keeps saying “poor surf conditions” for every single session. There is no standout, no hidden gem, nothing worth paddling out for in that entire run.

There is a noticeable gap of about two full weeks with no recommendations. Even the last few days of the forecast, around the 26th and 27th of July, the surf is dropping even smaller, down to 2 ft, though the period stretches to a slightly longer 9 to 10 seconds. Still, the direction is wrong, the energy is weak (between 69 and 109), and that cross-shore wind is still blowing. There’s just no quality on offer here. For a spot like Tocones that’s usually consistent, this is a frustrating stretch.

For now, with the water temp sitting at a normal 84° for the time of year and the wind just hammering it, the setup looks far more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing if you had to be on the water.

Keep an eye on the forecasts, as things can change, but for now, I’d save the wax.

Rusty

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