Club del la Playa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, we’re in a bit of a flat spell. The first few days are a write-off with weak, short-period windswell and onshore winds making a mess of things. Wednesday the 22nd and Thursday the 23rd are pretty much a no-go – you’ll be staring at a bumpy, blown-out sea. The energy is barely there, with combined swell readings of 119 on Wednesday morning and 153 on Thursday morning, but it’s just poor quality. We’ll see a slight improvement on Friday the 24th, with the wind swinging light cross-off and the swell shifting to a tiny 2ft to 3ft from the east. It’s surfable, but only just – very ordinary conditions.

Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th are a mixed bag. Saturday has a bit of a longer period 12-second swell from the south, but it’s tiny at 2ft to 2ft and the wind is onshore or cross-on, so nothing to get excited about. Sunday morning shows a 1ft, 14-second groundswell from the SSE, with a light cross-off breeze. The energy is weak (117), but the long period could give a few clean, small waves if you’re desperate. Monday the 27th is much the same – small and ordinary.

The real story starts to build from the end of the first week. Tuesday the 29th and Wednesday the 30th are still poor, with onshore winds and choppy conditions, but the swell is trying to push up. Then, on the weekend of the 1st and 2nd of August, we get a proper pulse. Saturday the 1st of August has a 7ft east swell with a 10-second period, but the wind is cross-on in the morning and onshore in the afternoon, making it a marginal, messy affair. The combined energy jumps to 810, telling you there’s plenty of water moving, but the wind is spoiling it.

Now, here’s the standout. Sunday the 2nd of August is the one to circle. Morning brings a clean 5ft east swell at 11 seconds, and the wind goes glassy – absolutely dead calm. The combined energy is a solid 595. This is going to be some of the best we’ve seen in a while. The waves will have good shape, and the period is long enough to give you proper lines. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so you won’t need a thick suit.

Looking into the second week, Monday the 3rd of August keeps the good run going with offshore winds and a 5ft east swell, energy at 441, and Tuesday the 4th stays clean with offshore breezes and 4ft waves. Then Wednesday the 5th of August sees another uptick: a 5ft swell from the ESE with an 11-second period, light cross-off wind, and combined energy of 667. That’s a very good session in the making. Even better, Thursday the 6th of August shapes up with a 5ft, 14-second groundswell from the ESE and light offshore winds, energy hitting 801. That’s the kind of day that’ll have you grinning ear to ear.

So, the overall pattern is a slow start, then a promising build. The best windows are the morning of Sunday the 2nd of August – glassy, clean, and solid – and then the morning of Thursday the 6th of August, with a longer period groundswell and offshore winds. If you’re a beginner, the 5ft waves on the 2nd and the 5ft on the 6th are fine, but when it’s over 5ft, it starts to get a bit much. The big 7ft on the 1st of August is only for the experienced crew. Don’t get too excited about the early week, but once we hit August, it’s game on.

Stay stoked,
Rusty

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