La Caffrine Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the table for La Caffrine over the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, the water’s sitting at a warm 77°, which is about a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. The sea temperature anomaly is a notable 3°, so it’s a bit toastier than we’re used to – a feeling you’ll notice when you first paddle out.

The start of the outlook is a mixed bag with some real promise. Sunday morning kicks things off with a chest-high 6 ft swell out of the SSW, but the wind is cross-on from the SSW, so the surface is not perfect. The combined swell energy is solid, sitting at 1372 (moderate to strong). However, the afternoon session is a different story – the wind goes glassy from the NW, the wave height drops just a touch to 5 ft, but that 16-second period groundswell from the SSW will be lining up nicely. This is clean and glassy, a proper standout for the weekend.

Come Sunday morning, August 3rd, the wind is glassy again from the south with a 4 ft SSW groundswell at 14 seconds. This is a gentle, clean morning wave – perfect for the beginner to intermediate. But the real highlight early next week? Look to Saturday, August 8th. The morning shows a 4 ft SSW groundswell with a long 18-second period under glassy SW winds. Combined energy is pumping at 1675 (moderate to strong). Crowds can be an issue here at La Caffrine sometimes, so get in early.

The standout of the whole forecast arrives on Sunday, August 9th, in the morning. The wind is glassy from the south, and we get a solid 8 ft of swell from the ESE, though the period is a short 9 seconds, which makes it more of a wind swell. Still, the energy rating is a whopping 2029 (strong). That said, at 8 ft, this is getting into the bigger stuff, so it’s one for the more experienced crew. The afternoon cleans up nicely with a 4 ft SW groundswell and a calm, glassy sea.

Later in the week, the 11th of August Tuesday morning has another cracker: a 5 ft SW swell with a very long 20-second period, dead calm winds. The combined energy is a massive 2751 (very strong). This groundswell energy is insane – it’ll hold its shape well at this reef and point setup, but shorter-period swells at a beach break would find this period breaking a bit too straight. At La Caffrine, this is a treat.

The second week gets heavier. Thursday, August 14th morning pushes 10 ft of S swell at 12 seconds, but the wind is clean from the SE. However, this is too big for this break – a kite surfer might have the time of their life, but for a standard paddle surfer, it’s a no-go. This warning repeats on Monday, August 17th, with 12 ft of S groundswell and heavy rain. The combined energy on that 17th morning hits 6968 (very strong), which means there’s a tonne of ocean moving around.

Overall, the best quality clean windows are the glassy Sunday afternoons and the early mornings around the 8th, 9th, and 11th. The 12th of August also looks excellent with 8 ft and glassy conditions, but by then, things are getting sizeable. For the everyday surfer, lock in the first weekend and that long-period Tuesday morning after.

Stay stoked.
Rusty.

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