Club del la Playa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for our local stretch over the next couple of weeks. It's a bit of a mixed bag, so don't get too excited too early.

Right off the bat, Monday morning the 24th of August is a write-off – we've got a lumpy 6ft southerly swell with a gusty onshore wind. The combined swell energy is moderate at 905, but the quality just isn't there. The afternoon cleans up a little with a cross-on breeze, but the waves are still marginal and not worth paddling out for.

Tuesday the 25th is where we start to see a glimmer of hope. The morning brings cleaner conditions with a light cross-offshore breeze from the north-northeast. We've got a 4ft SSE swell at a decent 11 seconds. It's not massive, but the combined energy is a modest 382 and the wind is right. This is the best you'll see for the early part of the week, offering some fun, clean lines for the intermediate crew. The afternoon stays clean but the wind picks up a bit.

Wednesday the 26th is interesting, but a bit of a tease. The morning shows a jump in the swell to 5ft from the SE with a very long period of 16 seconds – that's proper groundswell energy, and the combined energy is a strong 1859. The problem is the wind, while cross-offshore, is a moderate breeze. That swell direction and period will favour point breaks and reefs, but at a beach setup like Club del la Playa (where our rates are based), that super-long period can make the waves break a little too straight. It's worth a look if you're a patient surfer who can handle the longer lulls between sets.

After that, things go pretty flat and ordinary. From Thursday the 27th right through until the end of the month, we get a run of poor surf. Swell drops to under 3ft, the wind is mostly onshore or cross-on, and the energy drops into the double digits. There's a solid gap of poor conditions from the 27th of August right through to the 1st of September.

The first of September brings a bit of a rebound, but it's a weird one. We get a 5ft swell from the SW on the Tuesday morning with clean cross-offshore wind from the WNW, but the period is a short, weak 6 seconds and the energy is only 164. It's a beach-and-point setup, so with that short period and clean wind, it might actually be more interesting for the kite surfers than for a proper paddle session on a surfboard.

The only other glimmer in this forecast is way out. Looking at Monday the 7th of September and into Tuesday the 8th of September, there's a new pulse of swell arriving. The Monday afternoon shows 5ft from the ESE, and then Tuesday morning the 8th of September holds 4ft from the east at 8 seconds. The wind is light and cross-offshore on both days, and the combined energy is in the moderate range (244 and 217 respectively). It's the best-looking window in the second week, but it's a long way out – promising, but not locked in just yet.

For the true standout of the whole period, it has to be Tuesday the 25th of August. That clean morning with light winds and a consistent 4ft swell will give you the best chance at a proper session. Wednesday the 26th has the power, but the conditions and break setup make it less of a sure thing.

Stay patient, keep an eye on that second week window, and I'll catch you in the water.

Rusty.

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