La Caffrine Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get stuck into it.

We’ve got a 16-day window here, and it’s a bit of a slow burn to start. The first real action kicks off Friday morning, August 7th, at La Caffrine. We’re looking at a solid 3ft of swell out of the SW with a 12-second period, coupled with a light SE cross-off breeze. The combined energy is moderate at 425, and the water temp is about average for this time of year. It’s clean, it’s rideable, and a good way to ease into the weekend.

The swell picks up a notch through the weekend, but the quality takes a hit. Saturday morning, August 8th, sees 4ft from the SSW, but that cross-shore wind is going to mess with the surface. A bit of a bumpy ride. The real standout arrives Sunday afternoon, August 9th. That’s when the wind goes glassy, dead calm, and the swell holds at 4ft from the SW with a 14-second period. The energy is moderate at 826. This is your classic, clean afternoon session – very good conditions. Savor it.

Monday and Tuesday, August 10th and 11th, are a bit of a mixed bag with light cross-shore winds and inconsistent shape. The energy is still there, but you’ll be working for it. Then Wednesday afternoon, August 12th, and Thursday morning, August 13th, both go glassy again. Wednesday afternoon gives us 5ft SW at 820 energy, and Thursday morning bumps up to 5ft SW at 839 energy. These are very good, clean windows. Mark them.

Now, by Friday, August 14th, the swell is pushing 7ft, but the period is dropping to 12 seconds, and the onshore and cross-onshore winds are going to make it a bit of a washing machine. This one’s for the dedicated, not the casual.

The big show looks like it’s building for the second week. Saturday, August 15th, sees a big jump in energy – 3057 in the morning from a 5ft SW with a 20-second period, blowing up to 4075 in the afternoon with 6ft S swell. That’s strong to very strong wave energy. The wind is cross-shore, so it’s tricky, but the power is there.

Then Sunday, August 16th, is for the brave. The morning swell hits 10ft from the SSW, and the energy is a massive 4621. That’s way too big for most, and the wave comment says as much – it’s predicted to be too big for this break. But the afternoon? It drops to 8ft, goes glassy, and the period is 16 seconds. The energy is 3173. Excellent conditions for experienced surfers. This is the standout of the whole window if you’ve got the skills.

Monday, August 17th, holds at 7ft with a glassy morning and 2922 energy, again for experienced crew. Things start to taper off from there, with a shift to a shorter-period ESE swell mid-week, August 18th and 19th. That’s 8ft to 8ft, but the period drops to 8-9 seconds, and the wind is messy. Not ideal. The long-range stuff on August 20th looks cleaner with a 7ft ESE swell, glassy and cross-off winds, and 1295 to 1355 energy. That’s a decent late window.

The final days, August 21st and 22nd, drop back to smaller, cleaner 3ft SW swells, a nice way to wrap it up.

So, the best on offer? The glassy Sunday afternoon, August 9th, for a clean, fun session. And the big one – Sunday, August 16th afternoon, for the experienced crew looking for a serious, clean, powerful groundswell. That’s your standouts.

Rusty out.

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