La Caffrine Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks. Rusty here. Let’s break it down.

Right off the bat, the surf window here at La Caffrine is a weird one. The first day, Monday the 6th, is a write-off with a messy, cross-shore 15 mph wind and a weak, short-period swell. The wave energy is massive at 2041, but it's junky. Forget it. Then Tuesday morning pops with a cleaner 6-ft south swell, but it’s still a bit windy for my liking.

The first real standout has to be Tuesday afternoon, July 7th. The swell jumps to 10-ft from the south with a 12-second period. Now, that’s big – expert-only territory for sure. Combined energy is a whopping 3004, which is very strong. But the wind is a cross-off 19 mph from the southeast. It’ll be clean, but you better know what you’re doing because 10-ft is a serious step up for a beginner spot.

We get a few decent days after that. Wednesday the 8th drops to a more manageable 7-ft from the south with light cross-off winds – still clean, good for experienced surfers. Thursday the 9th is glassy with 5-ft from the SSE, and the energy drops a lot (561). That’s a nice, clean, smaller day for the intermediates.

The real magic window starts on Saturday morning, July 11th. Glassy conditions – 6 mph from the WNW, so offshore – and a 6-ft SW groundswell with a long 15-second period. Combined energy is 1334, which is solid. That long period will really draw lines into the break. This is the best combo of size and clean conditions in the first week.

Water temp is sitting at 77°F, which is 2°F above average for this time of year. A touch warmer than usual, but nothing crazy. Nice for a long session.

Sunday the 12th morning looks even bigger at 8-ft from the SW, glassy, but that 15-second period again. That’s expert territory. Monday the 13th is still good but the wind turns a bit cross-on. Tuesday the 14th morning goes glassy again with 5-ft. There’s a consistent run of glassy, clean mornings here.

The second week looks promising but less certain. Thursday morning July 16th has a 4-ft swell from the south with a very long 16-second period and glassy wind. That could be a sneaky gem. Then on Monday morning July 20th, it looks big again – 8-ft from the south, 14-second period, glassy. This is another expert standout two weeks out, so keep an eye on it. Trust the glimmer but don't book your flights yet.

Bottom line: La Caffrine (Réunion) has a strong run of swell but it’s often big or on the bigger side. The best windows for clean, lined-up surf are Saturday July 11th morning for the solid, long-period swell and glass, and then the early morning sessions from the 9th to the 14th. The biggest standouts for experienced surfers are Tuesday afternoon July 7th and Monday morning July 20th.

Rusty.

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