La Caffrine Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for our local stretch.

We're starting off with a bang, but it's a bang that's too much for this spot. For the first few days, from Thursday the 27th of August right through to Saturday the 29th, La Caffrine is just getting hammered. We're talking a massive, long-period SSW groundswell with wave heights pushing 10 feet to 15 feet. The energy readings are insane, hitting 9522 and even 11309, which is just monstrous. The wind is cross or cross-off, so the surf is clean, but it's way too big and powerful for this break. This is expert-only territory, and even then, it's a bit of a handful. The water temperature is about what you'd expect for this time of year.

It's not until Sunday the 30th of August that things start to look good. The swell drops to a solid 8 feet from the S with a period of 14 seconds, and the energy is still a very healthy 3904. The real kicker is the glassy conditions in the morning. That's top-tier stuff for experienced surfers. The wind is virtually nothing, just a slight air, making for a clean, glassy surface. This is the best we've got in this first week – a proper standout.

Monday the 31st of August still has decent 8 feet swell in the morning, but it's come around to the ESE with a shorter 9-second period, which won't have the same punch. The glassy morning is promising, but the afternoon goes onshore and gets messy. From Tuesday the 1st of September through to the end of the first week, the swell really drops off, with heights under 3 feet and energy sinking below 250. There's a few small windows of clean, glassy conditions, but the surf is going to be pretty small and weak.

We hit a bit of a dry spell here. The surf is tiny until a new SW swell starts to build on Saturday the 5th of September. That morning we see 4 feet with a 15-second period, energy around 802, and clean cross-off winds. It's a definite improvement, but the modell says the conditions are questionable. That swell hangs around on Sunday the 6th, but it's a bit messier with stronger wind.

Then, we get another promising window. Monday the 7th of September has a 7 feet SSW swell, but it's the Monday afternoon and Tuesday the 8th of September morning that really stand out. Tuesday morning has 6 feet with a ludicrous 20-second period from the SSW and glassy conditions. The energy is 3528, and the guidance says "excellent surf conditions for experienced surfers". This is a very long-period groundswell, so it will be working best at the point or reef, and it'll be clean and powerful. That's your standout for the second week.

After that, it gets too big again. Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday the 9th see the swell jumping back up to 10 feet and 13 feet, which is too big for La Caffrine, even with glassy conditions. This pattern of big, clean swell continues through to the end of the forecast, but it's just too much for this spot.

Keep in mind, the long-range stuff for the second week, like that Tuesday the 8th morning, is promising but less certain.

Rusty.

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