Club del la Playa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up at Club del la Playa over the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with you—this stretch is a tough one. For the first week and a half, the ocean’s mostly chucking junk at us, with a few windows of cleaner but small surf. If you’re keen on the best of a rough lot, focus on the Tuesday 25th to Wednesday 26th of August, then a possible glass-off at the start of September.

We kick things off Friday the 21st of August with a 7ft southerly swell, but it’s got a short period of 8 seconds and a howling SSW wind at 22 mph blowing straight onshore. The water temp is what you’d expect for this time of year—nothing unusual. It’s ugly, with poor surf conditions and a combined energy reading of 510 (moderate). That doesn’t improve Saturday: still 6ft from the south, but the wind swings WSW at 19 then 25 mph, cross and messy, energy climbs to 874 but it’s all chop.

Sunday the 23rd gets interesting if you like it raw. The swell jumps to 8ft, period stretches to 13 seconds, and the combined energy hits 1863 (strong). But it’s a cross-onshore SSW wind at 19 mph, so it’s lumpy. By the afternoon, it’s 8ft and a very long 15-second period from the SSE, with the wind onshore again. The energy rockets to 3800 (very strong). At that size, it’s expert territory only, and with the wind, I’d say it’s more kite-surfing conditions than paddle-friendly.

Monday the 24th calms down a bit—6ft from the SSE with a 13-second period, and the wind finally drops to a light SSE at 3 mph, still onshore. Energy is 1139 (moderate). The comment says marginal due to tide, so you might sneak a wave if you time it right, but it’s not a standout.

the best stretch runs from Tuesday morning 25th August to Wednesday afternoon 26th. The swell drops to a manageable 4ft from the SSE, period holding at 11 seconds (decent groundswell), and the wind goes cross-offshore from the NE at only 6-9 mph. That’s clean surf, with combined energy around 456 to 613 (moderate). The crowd can get on it sometimes, so you might have a few others out, but with those clean lines it’s the pick of the first week. Tuesday afternoon is the standout for me—very good surf conditions. Wednesday stays similar with 4ft from the SE, 13-second period, and the wind holds cross-off at 12 mph, though the comment marks it as marginal.

After that, it drops away. Thursday 27th has a tiny 3ft swell with onshore wind, and from Friday 28th through to Monday 31st, it’s all below 2ft and weak energy below 130 (weak). There’s a gap of several days with no recommendations here—just poor conditions.

Second week has a glimmer on Wednesday 2nd September. The swell is only 3ft from the east, 10-second period, but the wind goes glassy in the morning from the NNE at 3 mph. That’s a rare clean moment, with combined energy of 217 (moderate). It’s promising but far off, so less certain. The afternoon stays clean with a cross-off breeze. Thursday 3rd still has 3ft waves and clean wind, but the comment calls it marginal. Then it fades again into the next weekend, with a small 5ft, short-period swell from the southeast on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th—poor conditions.

Overall, it’s a dry run for most of the window. The standout is Tuesday 25th at Club del la Playa: 4ft of SSE groundswell at 11 seconds, clean with cross-off winds. If you can’t make that, glassy on Wednesday 2nd September is your backup. Keep the faith—it tends not to stay poor for long.

Rusty

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