La Caffrine Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at what’s coming up in feet and Fahrenheit.

The first few days are small and not worth rushing for, but the real story is the heavy groundswell that shows up from late next week. It starts marginal, builds into something serious, and hangs around for a while. You’ll need to be picky with the wind.

We open on Saturday the 15th. La Caffrine has a solid 8-foot southerly swell with an 18-second period – that’s proper long-period groundswell and the energy is serious (6964). The wind is light and cross from NNW, and the report calls it marginal with tide issues. It’s not clean, and that long period can make a beach break weird. Water temp is 77°, a bit warmer than normal.

Sunday the 16th is better. Morning is still a little cross-on, but by the afternoon the wind goes glassy from the WSW. The swell is still a strong 8 feet from the SSW, 16-second period, and the conditions are clean and glassy. That’s your top call for the first week. The energy is still substantial (3393).

Monday the 17th drops to just over 5 feet, still decent period, but wind is cross and then showery. Tuesday the 18th gets smaller, but Tuesday afternoon turns glassy with a clean 4-foot swell. That’s a fun small-wave session.

From Wednesday the 19th to Friday the 21st, the swell dips well under 3 feet. Glassy but no real push.

Saturday the 22nd, the swell comes back: 6 to 7 feet, SSW, 14 seconds, and clean with a light cross-off wind. That’s a proper, solid day for experienced surfers.

Sunday the 23rd is where the big stuff arrives. Morning is okay, but by afternoon it’s a 13-foot SSW swell with an 18-second period. Energy is massive (7539), and the report flags it as too big for this break. Experts only, and even then, it’s a gamble.

Monday the 24th stays at 10 feet with glassy conditions – again, too big for most. This continues through Tuesday the 26th, when we hit the peak: a 15-foot SSW swell, 17-second period, and energy reading of (10185). That’s enormous. Light cross wind, but that’s not making it safe.

Things don’t settle until Saturday the 29th, when the swell drops to about 8 feet, and by Sunday the 30th we’re back to a clean, glassy 7 feet. That’s a much better size for experienced surfers to actually enjoy.

The Pick: Sunday afternoon the 16th is your best early call for clean, high-quality surf that’s big but workable. After that, you’re dealing with either tiny conditions or oversized, dangerous swell. The late window from Saturday the 22nd afternoon through glassy Sunday the 30th is your real target – just wait for the size to drop into the manageable range. Don’t miss it.

Rusty.

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