Surf Forecasts:
La Boya surf forecast from 17 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 17 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 16 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period, ESE swell with 267 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 17 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for La Boya this week:
The surf forecast for La Boya over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 17) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at La Boya in the next 16 days are 1.4m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 16) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Monday (Aug 17) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 16th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Boya over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' at La Boya.
First things first, the water temp is sittin' at 85°, which is about 1° warmer than average for this time of year – so it's basically just your normal tropical bathwater. Feels about right.
Right now, and for the next couple of weeks, it's a bit of a flat spell. Honestly, there's nothin' on the table that's worth paddlin' out for. Every single day in this outlook – from August 16th all the way through to August 31st – the wave conditions are marked as "poor". The swell is small and weak, mostly from the southeast, with periods hangin' around 6 to 9 seconds, so we're lookin' at windswell, not proper groundswell. The combined energy never gets into moderate territory, toppin' out at 469 (moderate wave energy) on the afternoon of the 22nd, but even then, the wind is cross-onshore or onshore the whole time. It's choppy, bumpy, and just messy.
We see a little spike in swell energy on the 22nd (469) and again on the 24th (354), and the swell height gets up to 6 ft on the 16th, but with how onshore the wind is from the east and southeast, that's just gonna be a crumbly, blown-out mess. The wind is cross-on or onshore for every single session, no real windows of clean, glassy conditions. Even on the 26th morning, when there's a light cross-offshore breeze from the north-northeast, the swell is a paltry 1 ft with only 28 combined energy. Not enough to ride.
There are no standouts. Nothin'. You'd be better off waxin' a lawn chair than your board. This is just one of those stretches where the forecast isn't givin' us anythin' to work with. It can change, but right now, I wouldn't waste the petrol.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 237 | 170 | 196 | 111 | 81 | 69 | 73 | 40 | 43 | 33 | 29 | 53 | 131 | 153 | 179 | 151 | 142 | 156 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:25PM0.21m | 5:54PM0.23m | 6:26PM0.24m | 7:00PM0.25m | 7:34PM0.25m | 8:31AM0.02m | 8:07PM0.26m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35AM0.10m | 4:33AM0.07m | 4:45AM0.05m | 5:12AM0.03m | 5:45AM0.02m | 6:27AM0.02m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | 7:05 | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 12 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 237 | 170 | 133 | 111 | 81 | — | 73 | 40 | 16 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 179 | 151 | 142 | 6 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | ESE 8 | NE 3 | — | SE 7 | NNE 3 | — | SE 6 | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | SE 7 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 196 | 2 | — | 69 | 1 | — | 43 | — | 29 | 53 | 131 | 153 | — | 2 | 1 | 156 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 104 | 532 | 0 | 147 | 724 | 0 | 43 | 551 | 119 | 149 | 391 | 32 | 147 | 899 | 6 | 32 | 551 | 6 |
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