Club del la Playa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here, and I've got to be straight with you—it's been a flat and messy run for Club del la Playa, and it's staying that way for a good while.

We're looking at a solid run of pretty ordinary conditions. For more than a week, the wind is cross-shore or onshore, and the swell is mostly small and weak. The combined energy is mostly under 200, which tells you there's hardly any grunt in the water. The only real highlight across the whole period worth getting excited about lands over a week away, so strap in for a wait.

Friday the 11th kicks off with a tiny 1.0 ft south swell, but it's on 9-second period—nothing special—and a cross-on SE breeze at 9 mph has it choppy and messy. Combined energy a measly 20. Saturday the 12th sees the swell bump up to 4 ft in the morning (62 energy) with a 5-second period, but an onshore SSE wind at 19 mph kills it. By the arvo, the swell pushes 7 ft (490 energy) and 8-second period, but a 19 mph onshore wind again trashes the surface. Sunday the 13th holds onto that 7 ft swell in the morning (451 energy), but it's cross-on SSE at 16 mph—choppy as hell. It drops to 5 ft in the arvo, still cross-on and messy. Water temp sits at 55°F with a 2°F anomaly, so it's a touch warmer than usual for the time of year, which is a small win for your toes.

Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th it's cleaner, but the swell drops off to 2 ft and then 2 ft, with combined energy falling to 171 then 64. It's surfable but ordinary, and nothing to write home about. Wednesday the 16th is a write-off with weak 3 ft south swell and cross-onshore winds. Thursday the 17th sees a little pulse of 3 ft SSE swell at 10 seconds (205 energy) with clean cross-off NNE wind at 16 mph—this is the best of a bad bunch early on, but still only marginal.

Friday the 18th morning is glassy—wind from the NNE at just 3 mph—but the swell is a tiny 2 ft from the SE on 9 seconds (98 energy). It's clean and glassy, but barely a ripple. Then we get a long dry spell of poor conditions right through to the 23rd, with most days showing cross-on or cross winds and weak swell.

The real spark comes at the very end of the forecast period. Thursday the 24th in the afternoon, a 6 ft SSW swell shows up with a short 6-second period (254 energy) and clean cross-off W wind at 9 mph. That's a bit raw period-wise but worth a look. Then Friday the 25th is the standout: a solid 7 ft southerly swell rolling in at 10 seconds, with combined energy hitting a whopping 999—that's serious power. The wind is onshore from the south at 9 mph in the morning, but by the arvo it tips cross-shore from the ESE at the same speed, and the swell holds at 6 ft at 11 seconds (795 energy). This is the biggest and most powerful swell of the run, but it's a beach and point setup, and with that long period (11 seconds), it might line up better on the point. That swell is only for experienced surfers—7 ft is beyond beginner territory. Crowds can sometimes be a thing here, so it could be busy with others after the same waves.

Saturday the 26th cleans up properly: a 4 ft SSE swell at 11 seconds (303 energy) with a cross-off NW breeze at just 3 mph in the arvo. That's clean, lined-up, and the best conditions of the entire outlook. Combined energy 303 is moderate, and with that long period, it'll have good shape and power, especially for the point. But by this stage we're talking the 26th of September—nearly two weeks out—so treat it as promising but not locked in yet.

In short: you're waiting until the 24th for anything real, and the 25th and 26th are your best bets. Before that, it's mostly small, choppy, and not worth paddling out. Don't stress too much though—forecasts change, and it tends not to stay this flat forever.

Rusty.

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