Club del la Playa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a long hard look at what’s headed our way. I gotta be straight with you – it’s a pretty bleak stretch for the most part. We’re looking at a solid two-week grind of poor conditions before we finally see a glimmer of something worth paddling out for.

We’re focusing on Club del la Playa. Right now, the water temp is sitting at 53°, which is about 2° warmer than usual for this time of year – a little balmier than average, but not a game changer.

The outlook basically puts us in a holding pattern for nearly two weeks. From Saturday the 25th right through to the end of July and into the first week of August, it’s a wasteland. There are scattered knee-high waves, but the wind is a constant enemy – mostly cross, cross-on, or onshore, with the occasional cross-off that’s too weak to clean up the mess. The combined swell energy is often in the pitiful two-digit range, and even when it climbs a bit, the quality is still described as “poor.” The conditions are just ordinary, choppy, or lumpy. Not worth wetting a wetsuit for, honestly.

Now, if you’ve got patience, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. We finally see a genuine standout opportunity on Wednesday morning, August the 5th. That’s the one to circle on the calendar. We’ve got a clean 4 ft swell rolling in from the E, and the wind is offshore from the NNE at 6 mph. That’s a recipe for clean, lined-up waves. The combined swell energy is a solid 386, showing there’s some real push behind it. The swell period of 11 seconds is a decent groundswell, which means good shape and longer waits between sets, making the paddle out a bit easier. But here’s the thing – for Club del la Playa, a long-period E swell can be a bit straight at the beach break, so you might find the points offering the best shape. It’s a beach-and-point setup, so keep that in mind. It’s also only an intermediate-level swell, so it won’t be too big for most of you.

Before that, we get a tease on Sunday morning, August the 2nd, with a 3 ft SSE swell and cross-off winds from the ENE. The energy is a moderate 396, and it’s clean, but it’s only marginal surf – questionable tide or something robs it of quality.

The week leading up to that is just frustrating. Monday the 3rd sees some bigger numbers – 6 ft to 6 ft from the E – but the onshore wind kills it, and the combined energy is huge, meaning it’s a washing machine for anyone but experts. That’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle-surfing one. The next day, Tuesday the 4th, is still messy.

So, to wrap it up: don’t bother for the first two weeks. The one and only real standout is the morning of Wednesday, August 5th at Club del la Playa. It’s promising but a long way off, so keep an eye on the forecasts. After that, it drops back to weak and ordinary.

Stay patient.

Rusty

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