Izquierda Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, folks, Rusty here. Let’s just say it straight: this outlook is a tough one. We’re looking at a 16-day window for Izquierda, and honestly, it’s a flat, blown-out mess with no real standouts. The first few days are a write-off.

The forecast starts with a gap. There’s no surf worth recommending from the very beginning. The first few days of September are dominated by weak, short-period windswell from the north, with onshore winds hammering the place. The water’s a touch warmer than average for this time of year at 75°F, but that’s small comfort when the waves are junk.

We’re looking at a long stretch of poor surf. The combined energy of all swells directed here is weak to moderate, with values like 125 (Thursday morning) and 116 (Thursday afternoon), which is basically just bumpy water. The wind is on it or cross-onshore, the swell is a pathetic 2ft to 3ft, and the period is a short, choppy 6 to 9 seconds. This isn’t surfing; it’s a washing machine.

The situation doesn’t improve for the rest of the first week. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are all “on” winds with swell heights barely scraping 4ft and periods stuck at 6 or 7 seconds. The energy climbs a bit—168 on Sunday morning, 221 on Sunday afternoon—but the wind is a fresh 19 mph from the north, just ruining any chance of a clean wave. This is kiteboarding weather, not surfing.

Into the second week, the energy numbers start to get bigger—we see 327, 412, 423, and 459 from Monday to Tuesday—but the swell is still a messy, short-period north windswell. The wind is either on or cross-onshore, and the surf is consistently described as “poor surf conditions.” The swell height gets up to 5ft by Tuesday afternoon, but with that wind and a 8-second period, it’s a closeout.

There’s a tiny glimmer on the 14th of September, a Monday. We see a very long-period swell showing up: 15 seconds on the morning, 14 seconds on the afternoon. The heights are small, 2ft and 2ft, but the energy reads 233 and 286. That’s a long-period groundswell from the NNW, which is the kind of energy that can make for some clean, lined-up waves at a reef like Izquierda. But here’s the kicker: the wind is still onshore from the north at 16 mph. That kills it. For a reef break, you need that glassy or offshore magic to make the most of that long-period swell. Without it, it’s just a waist-high wind bump.

The rest of the fortnight falls into the same pattern. From the 15th to the 18th, it’s more north windswell, onshore winds, and poor surf. The energy levels stay moderate to strong (248 to 352), but the quality never arrives. The best you can say is that the swell direction is north, which is the optimum direction for Izquierda, but it doesn’t matter when the wind is trashing it.

So, to wrap it up: there are no standouts here. No sessions worth paddling out for. The forecast is a solid 16 days of poor conditions. The reef is exposed, but the wind is always wrong. This is one of those periods where you just leave the boards in the shed and check the forecast again next week. The only hope is that long-period pulse on the 14th, but it needs a wind shift to be anything. As it stands, it’s a dud.

Rusty.

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