La Barra Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s coming for La Barra.

The first few days are small but clean, with a real standout brewing for late next week. The river mouth will be the place to be when the wind plays nice. The best window is Saturday 25 July morning—that’s the one to remember.

Friday morning (17 July) is looking good. La Barra is a river/jetty break, exposed to the SSW swell, and it’s getting a 3ft groundswell at 14 seconds from the SSW. That’s a long-period swell, so you’ll get clean lines and long waits between sets. The wind is glassy from the north at 3 mph, and the water temp is about average for the season. The combined swell energy is 424—moderate. Crowds can show up sometimes, but this is a solid morning for intermediate surfers.

Saturday morning (18 July) is similar—3ft at 13 seconds, glassy from the southeast at 3 mph. Sunday morning (19 July) is dead calm, zero wind, with 3ft at 12 seconds. Perfect for a relaxed session.

Monday morning (20 July) has a light offshore from the northwest at 3 mph, with 3ft at 16 seconds. The combined energy is 476—still decent. Tuesday morning (21 July) is glassy again, 3ft at 15 seconds.

The swell drops from Wednesday (22 July) to Thursday (23 July) mornings—down to 2ft and 2ft, with energy dropping to 233 and 122. Surfable but very ordinary.

Then Friday morning (24 July) we see a period jump—3ft at 24 seconds from the SSW. The combined energy is 821—strong. The wind is light cross-off from the northwest at 6 mph, keeping it clean. This is a standout for the morning.

The best of the lot is Saturday morning (25 July). Swell hits 3ft at 21 seconds from the SSW, and the combined energy is a massive 1255—very strong. The wind is glassy from the northwest at 3 mph. This is excellent for experienced surfers. The swell direction matches the optimum SSW direction perfectly. This is the peak.

Sunday morning (26 July) is still strong—4ft at 19 seconds, 996 energy, glassy from the WNW. Monday morning (27 July) gets bigger—5ft at 18 seconds, 1487 energy, glassy again. This is for experienced surfers only, as the swell is over 5ft. Tuesday morning (28 July) is 5ft but the wind turns cross-onshore, making it marginal.

From Wednesday (29 July) it gets messy, but Thursday afternoon (30 July) brings a turnaround—offshore wind from the northwest at 12 mph, with 3ft at 14 seconds from the SSW. That’s clean and solid.

The last few mornings (31 July to 1 August) are small and clean—3ft to 2ft, glassy or light winds. A mellow finish.

The standout is Saturday 25 July morning—glass, solid groundswell, and strong energy. Don’t miss it.

Rusty.

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