Club del la Playa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here, getting into the details for Club de la Playa. Here’s the long and short of it for the next couple of weeks.

Right now, it’s flat as a millpond. We’ve got barely a ripple, and there’s no reason to even wax up your board. The next few days show tiny waves with weak energy, and the wind is just making things messy. It’s not worth your time until things start to pick up.

Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th bring a little bit of life. We’ll see waves around 3-3 ft, with the period stretching out to 11 seconds, which gives it a bit more shape. The energy is picking up into the moderate range, but the wind is choppy and cross-shore, so it’ll be a bit of a battle for clean faces. Ordinary is the word.

Wednesday the 5th is a bit cleaner with some light offshore wind, but the swells are tiny, barely 2 ft. It’s the kind of day you might get a few grovelers if you’re desperate, but definitely not a headline act.

Then we go flat again on Thursday the 6th. Zero energy, zero fun.

Now, Friday the 7th is a wildcard. The morning sees a strong WSW wind blowing at 31 mph, with the swell starting to build but with a sickly short period. It’s going to be a choppy mess. By the afternoon, the swell jumps to around 5 ft, but it’s still short-period and lumpy. That's more of a kite-surfing day if you ask me, not a surfer’s wave.

Saturday the 8th gets a bit more interesting. The morning has a clean-ish cross-off breeze with waves around 6 ft and a slightly longer period. There’s decent energy behind it, so it could be fun if you find a bank that’s holding. But the afternoon brings a fresh west wind and the swell jumps to 8 ft, making things big and unruly.

Sunday the 9th and Monday the 10th are heavy. We’re talking 5 to 8 ft of swell with strong WSW winds and a ton of energy – readings in the 700s and up to 1443. But the period is short and the wind is strong, so it’s going to be a washing machine. Expert-only, and even then, you’d have to be keen for a beating.

Now, Tuesday the 11th is looking like a proper window. The swell backs off to around 6 ft, the period improves to 12 seconds, and there’s a clean cross-off breeze in the morning. The energy is still pumping, so there’s some real power behind it. This could be your best chance at a decent session before things settle down.

Wednesday the 12th is smaller, around 3-4 ft, with the period still holding at 11-12 seconds. The wind is a bit onshore, so it won’t be glassy, but there could be a few fun ones.

And then we get to the big one: Thursday the 13th of August. The wind goes light offshore from the north, the swell is a clean 5 ft from the south with an 11-second period, and the energy reading is a solid 584. The forecast is calling for very good surf conditions. This is the standout day of the whole period. It’s not huge, but it’s clean, has some good push, and that offshore wind is going to make it glassy. This is the one to mark on your calendar.

Friday the 14th is okay – 4 ft from the SSE with a 9-second period and a cross-off breeze, but it’s a bit more on the fence.

After that, it fades out. Saturday the 15th drops down to 3-3 ft, and Sunday the 16th and Monday the 17th go nearly flat again, with tiny waves and weak energy. The water temp is about a touch warmer than average for this time of year, around 54°F, so it’s chilly but not frigid.

Overall, the first week is mostly a miss. We get one spike of messy, powerful swell in the middle that’s more for the hardcore. But that Thursday the 13th? That’s your best bet. Don’t miss it.

Rusty, signing off.

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