La Barra Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. This stretch is all about the mornings. We’ve got a solid run of clean, glassy starts, but the afternoons are getting chopped up by onshore breezes almost every day. Your best bet is to be on it early and be off the water by the time the wind switches. For a river mouth, that's just how it goes.

The standout of this whole 16-day window is hands down Saturday morning, the 16th. The swell drops a touch from the day before to 4ft, but it’s coming from the SSW with a long 15-second period, and the energy is sitting at a solid 542. Throw in offshore glass from the ESE and you’ve got the best combination of size, power, and clean conditions on offer. That’s the one to circle on the calendar.

The other real highlight is tomorrow morning, Friday the 14th. It’s a little smaller at 3ft, but that 18-second swell with 601 energy and dead calm winds will have it feeling bigger than it is. The lineup could be a bit inconsistent with that long period, but when they roll through, La Barra (La Barra_1) will be set up perfectly. Water temps are running about average for this time of year.

Don't overlook Sunday the 16th morning either. It’s a touch smaller at 4ft from the SW with some west in it, but a 15-second period and glassy conditions will still make it a fun, long-period day at the point. Keep an eye on that one too.

Things start to mix up from Monday the 17th through Thursday the 20th. The swell stays in that 3ft to 3ft range from the SSW, but mornings are still your friend, just a bit more inconsistent. The period backs off to 14 or 15 seconds and the energy drops to the high 300s, low 400s. Still clean enough for a few, but you'll be working for them.

Now, there’s a small window around Thursday afternoon the 20th and Friday afternoon the 21st where the swell direction goes straight south and the period crashes to 8 seconds. That’s windswell, and with onshore conditions, it’s going to be messy. I’d give those a miss.

A bit of a lull kicks in from the 21st through the 27th. The heights drop into that 2ft to 3ft zone, and while the mornings still have some clean windows, it's not going to be pushing like the first stretch. The energy drops off to the low hundreds, and it becomes a case of catching a couple in between long lulls.

Don't sleep on the back half of the second week, though. By Friday morning the 28th, we should see a bit of life come back. It’s not huge, but a 3ft SSW groundswell with 362 energy and glassy NNE winds will be worth a dawny.

Now for the big one. The one that might be worth waiting for. Saturday morning, the 29th of August, the forecast is showing a new pulse of SSW swell at 4ft, with period dropping back to a clean 15 seconds. Combined energy jumps up to 614. With light N winds and a glassy start, this is the brightest spot on the far horizon. It's a week out, so don't book a flight on it, but it's got all the right ingredients for a classic river-mouth day.

So, there you have it. Get out early, keep your expectations in check for the afternoons, and the long-period mornings are where it’s at. One week out, the end of the window is looking like the best bet. We'll see how it comes together.

Rusty, out.

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