Izquierda Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s not beat around the bush – this is a tough stretch for Izquierda. The whole 16-day window is a real battle with onshore wind. It’s a classic case of the wind being the enemy. You’re looking at a solid week of poor surf conditions from the start, right through until the end of July. The wind is howling from the north and north-northeast, setting up a chop that’s just not going to give you anything clean to ride.

Right from the start on Saturday the 25th, we’ve got a 6.2ft swell from the north, but it’s being blown to bits by a 22 mph wind. The combined energy is moderate at 414, but it’s all wasted. That same grim story runs through every day for the next week. The swell slowly drops down to around 3.6ft by the end of the month, but the wind is relentless. It’s a frustrating run of days.

The first real silver lining doesn’t show up until Sunday the 2nd of August. The morning has a marginal call – the combined energy is still moderate at 295, with a 3.6ft north swell, but the wind finally swings around to an east-northeast cross-shore breeze at 9 mph. That’s a massive improvement. The wave comment says "gentle cross-shore with slight cross-chop," which is far from perfect, but it’s the first time the surf looks even vaguely rideable. The afternoon though, the wind is back onshore with a vengeance.

The rest of the first week of August is a write-off. The wind is back to howling from the north, ruining every session. The swell holds in the 4.2ft to 4.9ft range, with moderate energy around 300 to 400, but it’s all blown out. The wind is just too strong.

The best of a bad bunch looks like that Sunday morning, August 2nd. It’s the only time the wind is not making it a total loss. The swell is 3.6ft from the north, with a period of 7 seconds, so it’s a short-period wind swell. The combined energy is 295. It’s a marginal day, but it’s the only one that’s not a complete zero. The rest of the outlook is a painful wait for a change that just doesn’t come in this window. The water temp is about average for the time of year.

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