La Caffrine Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break it down. This is Rusty, looking at the stretch ahead for La Caffrine.

We’ve got some solid surf coming through, and a couple of days you’ll want to mark on the calendar. The water’s feeling a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting about 77°, so you won’t need a thick suit.

The action gets going on the morning of Sunday, August 9th. A clean 4ft swell out of the southwest, with a 15-second period, giving it some proper legs. The combined swell energy is reading 1339 (moderate), and the conditions are glassy. The wind is a light offshore from the WSW. This is excellent for experienced surfers.

Sunday afternoon holds the same clean quality, so that’s a solid double-session day.

Monday and Tuesday are a step down. Monday morning gets a cross-on wind, energy drops to 878, making it more of a pick-and-choose session. Tuesday morning glass off again, but the energy is low at 883. Fun, but nothing special.

Now, Friday morning, August 14th, is a standout. The swell bumps to 6ft from the southwest, 13-second period, and the energy jumps to 1618. The wind is glassy out of the WSW. This is excellent for experienced surfers. The afternoon stays solid but gets a little cross-on.

Saturday the 15th keeps the energy high. Morning shows 5ft from the SSW, and the afternoon hits 6ft. The combined energy in the afternoon is 4364, strong, but the wind is cross-on. It’s still worth a paddle.

Sunday the 16th brings the biggest swell of the reliable period. Morning sees 10ft and afternoon 8ft, both from the SSW with a 16-second period. The morning is too big for this break, but that afternoon with clean, cross-off wind from the ESE? That’s excellent for experienced surfers. Not for the faint of heart.

After that, it settles. Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th offer clean, glassy waves around 4ft. The 19th drops to 3ft and glassy, a nice quiet session for the longboard or learner.

The final week fades. By the 20th and 21st we’re looking at small, weak swell. The 22nd has a glassy morning at 2ft, but the Saturday afternoon sees a long-period 2ft SSW swell with 18-second intervals and an energy of 509. That one will have some hidden power.

Then Sunday the 23rd forecasts a massive 16ft SSW swell with energy of 12237, but it’s too big for La Caffrine. Just a spectacle.

For my money, as Rusty, lock in Sunday morning the 9th and Friday morning the 14th for clean, solid surf. And if you’re experienced, don’t miss that Sunday afternoon on the 16th.

Rusty.

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