La Caffrine Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what La Caffrine is cooking up for us.

We've got a solid run of swell on the horizon. The first few days are looking pretty good, but then things get serious. There's a massive pulse of energy coming in the second week, but it's going to be too big for this spot. The real standout is the weekend of the 11th and 12th of July, with a classic long-period groundswell and glassy conditions.

The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing weird going on there.

Let's kick it off on Thursday morning, the 9th of July. La Caffrine is showing clean with a 5 ft SSE swell, period around 10 seconds. The wind is glassy, light W at 3 mph. The energy is solid, with a combined energy of (502). It's a decent start, but the real fun starts tomorrow.

Friday morning, the 10th of July, is where it gets interesting. The swell drops a touch to 3 ft, but it swings to the SW and the period jumps to 15 seconds. That's a proper groundswell. Glassy conditions again with light W wind at 3 mph. The energy is building (583). This is going to be clean and have some nice push.

Saturday morning, the 11th of July, is the pick of the first week. The swell is up to 6 ft from the SW, still with that lovely 15-second period. The wind is glassy from the WNW at 3 mph. The energy is pumping (1483). This is excellent, clean surf for experienced surfers. The 6 ft with that long period will have some punch.

Sunday morning on the 12th of July, the swell jumps to 10 ft from the SW, but the wind turns onshore from the SSE at 12 mph. The energy is huge (3325), but the wind is messy and the swell is getting too big for this break. It's a bit of a write-off for paddle surfing here.

The following week, from Monday the 13th to Wednesday the 15th, we see a drop in size. Monday morning the 13th is 7 ft from the SW with a cross-offshore wind, but the energy is still high (1876). Tuesday morning the 14th is cleaner with 5 ft SW swell and light cross-offshore winds (1098 energy). Wednesday morning the 15th is glassy again with a 6 ft S swell (888 energy). Some fun waves to be had, but not as clean as the weekend.

Then we hit a real lull. From Thursday the 16th through to Sunday the 19th of July, the swell drops right off and the conditions are mostly poor or marginal. Don't bother paddling out, it's a flat spell.

Now, for the big one. Monday the 20th of July, a new swell starts to show, but it's messy. The real deal hits on Wednesday the 22nd of July. The swell is a massive 15 ft from the ESE with an 11-second period. The energy is extreme (5673). The wind is glassy in the morning. But this is way too big for La Caffrine. It's a warning for experts only, and even then, it's going to be a beast. The same goes for Thursday the 23rd and Friday the 24th of July with 13 ft ESE swell. The conditions are clean, but the size is just too much for this spot.

Rusty.

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