Expect plenty of tubes and air sections at Punta Roca this week. Photo: Duke//screenshot
Bad forecasts have plagued the 2026 Championship Tour. Three of the four events thus far — Bells Beach, Margaret River, and Raglan — all largely failed to provide the conditions the WSL hopes for when it draws up the schedule. Good surf at Snapper Rocks was the exception. However, according to local pro Bryan Perez, the forecast for the 2026 El Salvador Pro is the best they’ve had since the event debuted on the tour in 2022.
“They are definitely going to have quality waves,” Perez, a CT wildcard, told the Spanish-language surf media outlet, Duke. “The swell won’t drop below six feet.”
Perez thinks the first day of the waiting period, June 5, looks excellent, with wave faces in the six-to-eight-foot range. He notes that there are a few questionable days, June 6-9, that could have stormy, windy conditions. But even those days could provide windows for competition.
“The only variable — since it’s the rainy season — is the weather,” Perez said. “Will it rain every night, or will it stay dry? If it rains at night, that’s actually better, because the water surface tends to be glassy and smooth in the morning.”
Perez says that the forecast will suit his surfing well.
“I prefer bigger waves — waves that barrel, where you can pull off maneuvers and really go for it,” he said.
He’ll match up with Eli Hanneman in round one. If he passes that heat, Miguel Pupo is waiting in round two.
