Izquierda Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right now, it’s pretty gutless out at Izquierda. We’ve got a tiny 1 ft of swell pushing out of the northwest on Wednesday morning, with a clean northerly breeze, but there’s just nothing to work with. The water’s sitting at 75°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year—nothing crazy, just a little extra warmth in the lineup.

Thursday the 17th sees a bit more push, around 5 ft, but it’s straight out of the north with a short 8-second period and a fresh 30 km/h onshore wind. That’s messy, lumpy, and pretty much a write-off. The energy’s climbing into the moderate range (353), but the wind just kills any hope of shape.

Friday and Saturday keep that northerly swell around 5 ft, period stretching slightly to 9-10 seconds. Still onshore winds in the 20-25 km/h range, so it’s chopped up and poor. The energy’s moderate (566 on Friday morning), but again, the surface is junk.

Sunday the 20th drops right off to 2 ft, but the period jumps to 14 seconds. It’s cleaner with lighter winds, but there’s just not enough size to get excited about. The energy drops back to 269-391, weak to moderate, and it’s still classified as poor.

Monday the 21st is the first time we get a hint of something. Morning sees 3 ft at 12 seconds, light NNW wind, and it’s flagged as marginal—questionable tide conditions, but at least it’s trying. By the afternoon, though, the cross-onshore bumps it back to poor.

Then Tuesday the 22nd, we’ve got a real anomaly: 2 ft, 10-second period, and a glassy morning with 5 km/h wind. That’s the cleanest conditions we’ve seen all week, but the swell is tiny. The energy is weak (174), and while it’s surfable, it’s not going to win any awards. The afternoon turns cross-onshore again and drops the quality.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. Wednesday the 23rd morning, we finally get something worth setting the alarm for. Swell jumps to 3 ft at a long 16 seconds, straight out of the northwest—which is exactly what Izquierda wants. The wind is glassy, just 5 km/h, and the energy is strong at 672. This is flagged as “expect very good surf conditions.” That’s the standout of the whole window. Maybe not huge, but clean, lined-up, and properly offshore. The afternoon, though, gets wrecked by a 20 km/h cross-onshore, so get out early.

Thursday the 24th morning holds some hope: 4 ft at 14 seconds, still NW, light cross-on wind. It’s marginal—tide-dependent—but there’s energy (608). By afternoon, it’s back to poor with onshore wind.

After that, it fades. Friday and Saturday the 25th and 26th see the swell back down to 3 ft to 4 ft, with the longest period hitting 16 seconds on Saturday morning but the wind turning onshore again. Energy gets strong (667-788) on Saturday, but the surface is poor, and that’s frustrating.

Sunday the 27th and Monday the 28th hang around 4 ft to 4 ft at 13 seconds, but it’s cross-onshore and choppy, so it stays poor. The wind picks up to 25 km/h on Monday, and it’s just messy.

Tuesday the 29th keeps the 3 ft, 12-second swell but with more onshore wind. Wednesday the 30th drops to 2 ft and the energy falls off a cliff (94). From there, it’s just tiny and poor all the way into October 1st, with 1 ft to 2 ft, 10-second swells and cross-onshore chop.

So, honestly, the only real window to get excited about is the morning of Wednesday the 23rd of September. That’s the one true standout—clean, glassy, 3 ft at 16 seconds from the northwest, with strong energy. It’s a reef break, so that long period should give it some proper lines. Everything else is either too small, too windy, or too chopped up.

If you’re not keen on that one morning, you’re looking at a long stretch of nothing. The first real hope comes after about a week of junk, and then it fades back out. This isn’t a run that’s going to have you scrambling for boardies—except for that one Wednesday.

Stay patient, and keep an eye on that 23rd.

Rusty

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