Club del la Playa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s happening at Club del la Playa over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a long wait for any proper fun. The first real chance is Thursday morning, August 27th: a 3ft southeast swell, 13-second period, and glassy conditions with a north wind at 3 mph. Water temp is 52°, about average for this time. That morning is a standout – the combined energy is moderate at 376, and the swell direction from the southeast lines up nicely with the optimum south direction for this beach and point break. Crowds are only sometimes an issue, so you might get it mostly to yourself. Keep in mind, though, a long-period swell like this can run a bit straight at a beach break – the point section should be your target.

From Thursday afternoon onward, it goes downhill fast. Thursday afternoon gives you 3ft SE swell but a cross-onshore wind at 9 mph – messy. Then from August 28th all the way through early September it’s tiny, weak, and wind-affected. Combined energy drops to 228, 72, 44, 27 – real weak sauce. A few mornings on August 30th and September 3rd clean up with cross-offshore breezes, but the swell is barely 2ft. Surfable, but nothing special.

September 1st and 2nd see a bump to 4–5ft, but the wind is cranking from the southwest and south at 15–19 mph, cross-onshore. Combined energy hits 308 and 181, but it’s lumpy and choppy – better for a kite than a paddle board.

There’s a bright spot on the morning of September 4th: offshore wind from the north-northeast at 9 mph, with a tiny 2ft south swell. The period is a massive 16 seconds – very long-period groundswell. Combined energy is 167, so there’s surprising power. At a point or reef that would be magic, but at a beach break it might slide through too straight. Still, clean and rideable.

Then it’s another quiet patch until September 8th. Tuesday morning brings 3ft east swell, 9-second period, a cross-offshore breeze from the east at 9 mph, and combined energy of 213 – clean and surfable, but solid, not special.

The real standout arrives September 9th and 10th. Wednesday the 9th has 7–7ft south swell with an 11-second period, massive combined energy over 1000 (1138 morning, 1040 afternoon), and cross-offshore wind from the northeast at 13 mph keeping it clean. That’s big, powerful surf – over 7ft, so experts only. The swell direction from the south lines up well. September 10th drops to 5–6ft, still strong energy (752 to 658), but the wind turns cross and then onshore, making it more marginal. This two-day stretch is the best of the whole outlook – promising, but it’s a long way out.

After that, it fades back to small, choppy leftovers from September 11th onward.

Bottom line: a heap of quiet, ordinary days. Lock in the Thursday morning of August 27th for a clean, glassy 3ft SE swell, and keep your fingers crossed for the big groundswell around the 9th and 10th of September – that’s the one for the experienced crew.

Rusty.

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