Club del la Playa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and take a look at this. The 16-day outlook for Club de la Playa doesn't exactly have us jumping for joy. It's a long stretch of pretty ordinary conditions, so we need to be patient.

The water temperature is sitting at 52°, which is pretty much bang on what you'd expect for this time of year. Nothing weird there.

The whole first week is a write-off. From Saturday the 18th to Thursday the 23rd, it's mostly cross-onshore breezes, choppy, messy waves, and the swell energy is weak, hovering around that 100-200 mark (108 on the 18th, 214 on the 19th). On the 20th, heights push up to 6 ft, but with a short period and moderate cross-onshore wind, it's just a messy, blown-out lump. Not worth a paddle.

Then we get a tiny window on Thursday the 23rd morning. The wind goes glassy, and the swell drops to 3 ft. The energy is low (96), but it's the first time we see clean conditions. The waves are surfable, but very ordinary. That's about the best we get for a while.

The first real standout in this whole forecast is Saturday the 25th morning. We get a clean, cross-offshore breeze from the NNE, and the swell jumps to 3 ft from the SSE with a solid 12-second period. The energy jumps a bit to 274. It's not huge, but that longer period groundswell will give the waves some shape and punch at this beach and point setup. It's the best on offer, but don't expect a crowd-free session—this spot can get busy sometimes.

Sunday the 26th is a quick step back into onshore junk, and then we have a massive gap. From Monday the 27th right through to the end of the forecast on August 2nd, it's a mix of clean but tiny waves (0.3 ft to 2 ft) or strong, messy cross-shore winds. The week of the 29th looks particularly poor, with strong winds and choppy conditions. There's a brief moment on Thursday the 30th morning where the swell bumps up to 4 ft from the south with a moderate cross-offshore breeze, but the forecast says it's marginal. The energy is moderate (200), but it's just not clean enough to get excited about. The final days into August are blown out by strong winds.

So, the honest truth? There's barely any surf worth chasing in this 16-day window. The only real chance for a clean, half-decent wave is that Saturday the 25th morning session. Otherwise, it's a long stretch of flat, windy, or just plain ugly conditions. A blank run like this isn't too unusual for this area when the patterns don't line up. Forecasts can change, but right now, I'd be looking for a different hobby for a couple of weeks.

- Rusty

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