La Caffrine Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the coming days. Straight up, there’s a bit of a wait for the good stuff. The first few days are all about big, powerful swell that’s just too much for this spot.

The only break on the radar here is La Caffrine. It’s a beginner-friendly spot, fairly consistent in its exposure, but it’s going to be a week of mixed blessings.

The water is sitting at 76°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so that’s a nice bonus.

We’ve got a massive pulse of energy hitting on Wednesday the 9th, with a combined swell energy of 11901 (very strong). That’s a 13ft SSW groundswell with a 17-second period. The wind is a clean cross-offshore, but this is just too big for a beginner spot. The same goes for the afternoon. This is kite-surfing territory, not paddle surfing.

Thursday the 10th is where it starts to get interesting for the experienced crew. The swell drops to a still-chunky 7ft from the SSW, period at 14 seconds, and the cross-off wind is light. The combined energy is still a hefty 4186 (strong). This is a proper challenge for experts only.

Friday the 11th looks like a real standout. The morning brings a glassy 7ft swell from the ESE, with a period of 9 seconds. The wind is dead calm – glass. The energy is a solid 1690 (moderate). The afternoon cleans up even more, with a 5ft SSE groundswell at 11 seconds and glassy conditions. This is the best on offer for the first week. Clean, manageable, and the sets will have some punch.

Saturday the 12th continues the run of glassy conditions. Morning has a 5ft SSW swell at 14 seconds and the energy is 1142 (moderate). The afternoon is slightly smaller at 5ft. Both sessions are absolutely clean.

Sunday the 13th sees the wind switch to a cross-shore breeze, and the swell picks up a little to 6ft in the morning, but the quality drops. It’s surfable, but not the crisp glass we’ve been having.

The middle of the week, from Monday the 14th through to Tuesday the 15th, is a bit of a write-off. The wind is up, the swell is a bit messy, and the energy is still moderate but the conditions are just not clean. The cross-off winds return on Tuesday afternoon, but the swell is still mid-range.

Then we get another big pulse on Wednesday the 16th. A 10ft SSW swell with a 15-second period and a combined energy of 4085 (strong). The morning has a light cross-off breeze, but again, this is too big for La Caffrine. The afternoon gets chopped up by a moderate cross-shore wind.

The true standout of the whole forecast is Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th. The glassy conditions, combined with a solid but not overwhelming swell, are perfect. The best bet is the Friday morning glass-off with the 7ft ESE swell.

The second week looks more inconsistent. There’s a promising spell on Thursday the 17th with a 6ft SSW swell and a light cross-off breeze, but it’s a bit less certain. Then Friday the 18th offers another glassy day with a 4ft to 4ft SW groundswell, which is a long-period swell (20 seconds in the morning). That’s a lovely, clean wave for a point break or reef, but at a beach break it might be a bit too straight. That’s the pick of the second week.

After that, the wind becomes more cross-onshore and onshore, and the swell fades. The end of the 16-day window sees another big, unsurfable swell pulse on the 24th, with 12ft SSW swell. So, yeah, a bit of a waiting game after the first week.

Rusty.

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