Calita Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it for this stretch of coast. Gotta be honest with you, looking at the whole 16-day window… it’s a tough one. There’s a real gap at the start here. We’re looking at a stretch from the very beginning, right through Tuesday the 8th of September, all the way until Saturday the 13th of September, where there is just nothing doing. The sea is flat, or the conditions are just too messy to bother with. It’s a five-day dry spell before we even see a flicker of hope.

The first real chance to get wet comes on Sunday morning, the 13th of September. The only spot in the game is Calita (reef). We’re looking at a tiny little pulse of swell coming in from the ESE at 3 feet, with a period of 6 seconds. That’s a short-period, weak little windswell with a combined energy of just 95. It’s not going to win any awards, but the wind is light and offshore from the NE, so it’ll be clean. For a beginner, that’s actually a decent window to get some practice in. The water is sitting at 81°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so you can leave the thick wetsuit at home. Just know that it’s inconsistent here, and you might have to share it with a few others.

After that Sunday morning window, the outlook goes quiet again. The swell drops right back and the wind turns onshore or cross-shore for the rest of the week. Monday morning the 14th of September stays glassy but tiny at 2 feet, and it’s downhill from there. We get a few mornings with glassy conditions, like on the 16th and 18th of September, but the swell is barely a ripple, with combined energy down in the single digits. It’s not surfable in any meaningful way.

The only other half-decent window shows up in the second week, around Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th of September. The swell picks up to about 2 feet to 2 feet from the east, with a period of 5 seconds. The energy creeps up to 25, which is still weak. The wind is offshore or clean on Saturday morning and Sunday morning, so it’ll be rideable for a longboard or a foamie. But don’t get your hopes up for anything with power. The reef might offer a little shape, but it’s still a marginal setup.

If you’re a beginner looking for a clean, tiny wave, the standout is the Sunday morning, September 13th session at Calita. It’s the only time the stars align even a little bit. For everyone else, this is a period where the ocean is basically telling you to take a break, fix your gear, or go for a paddle in the flat. It’s a lean run, but that’s how it goes sometimes. Forecasts can change, but as it stands, the pickings are slim.

See you in the water when the ocean remembers how to make a wave.

Rusty.

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