La Barra Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’ll give it to you straight—this 16-day window, starting today 14 September, is a tough one. We got a tiny highlight early, then a long stretch of nothing good.

The best shot you’ve got is Monday morning, 14 September at La Barra. It’s a beach and reef break, very consistent, and the wind is glass out of the southwest at just 3 mph. Swell’s only 4 ft from the NNE with a short 8-second period, and combined wave energy is weak at 287. Small and weak, but with that glassy surface, beginners can have a ball. Water temp is about normal for the time of year. The optimum swell direction for La Barra is WNW, and this NNE swell is a bit off, but in these small conditions, it’ll still produce a few. That morning window is your only real chance—wind flips bad by afternoon.

After that, it’s grim. Tuesday 15 September drops to 2 ft and glass again in the morning—surfable but nothing special. Then from Wednesday 16 September right through to the 27th, it’s a long, ugly gap of cross-onshore winds and choppy, blown-out surf. On the 18th, the swell gets to 6 ft from the NNE, but with moderate cross-onshore winds at 16 mph and combined energy of 775, it’s messy and too big for beginners. From the 17th, that size climbs into the 5-6 ft range, but with persistent cross-wind, it’s not clean.

Late in the window, Monday 28 September shows a 5 ft swell from the NNW with a 12-second period—better period, better shape—and the wind goes cross-shore at 9 mph from the NE. Combined energy is 578, moderate. It’s marginal, but far better than the junk before it. Then Tuesday the 29th drops off.

So the only true standout is Monday morning, 14 September at La Barra—glassy, small, and clean. After that, over a week and a half of poor surf. This area can run like this sometimes, so don’t let it get you down. Forecasts can change. Rusty out.

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