La Cicer Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks at La Cicer are looking pretty grim for a proper surf. We’ve got a long stretch ahead with not much to get excited about, so let's break it down.

We kick off on Friday the 10th of July, and honestly, it’s a write-off. Tiny 3ft NNE swell with a short, weak 5-second period. The combined energy is a measly 62 – nothing going on. A moderate onshore breeze from the N isn't helping, and the water's sitting at a warm 72°, which is about normal for the time of year.

This flat, poor quality pattern drags through the whole weekend and into the following week. Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th offer nothing but small, messy waves with cross-onshore winds. The swell bumps up a little to 4ft by Sunday morning (10th), with the period stretching to 8 seconds and energy hitting 199, but it's still classified as poor surf conditions. The wind stays cross-onshore from the NNE, keeping it choppy and unrideable.

Monday the 13th through Wednesday the 15th is more of the same. Small, weak swells, constant cross-onshore wind, and poor surf conditions. Honestly, for a spot that’s very consistent, this is a real bummer. Looks more like a stretch for kite surfing than a paddle session.

Now, things start to *change* around the 16th of July. The swell pushes up. By Thursday the 16th, we're seeing 6ft from the NNE with a period of 6-7 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 237-270. Still, the wind is cross-onshore and the conditions are still rated poor. It gets bigger from there. Friday the 17th hits 6ft, Saturday the 18th sees 8ft - 8ft, and by Sunday the 19th we're looking at 8ft to 10ft from the NNE with a period up to 10 seconds. The energy readings blow up – hitting 1559 on Sunday afternoon. But here's the kicker: it's all onshore wind from the N or NNW.

With that size (over 8ft) and those winds, this is strictly for experts who don't mind a messy, onshore battle. The waves will be big, powerful, and chopped up. There's a brief moment on Monday the 20th morning where the score nudges up to a 1 out of 10 – described as "marginal surf forecast" with a 10ft swell and a lighter N breeze at 9 mph. That might be the pick of a very average bunch, but it's still a gamble with a 10-second period and the wind being onshore. This setup is a point or reef break in theory, but with that much onshore wind, it's going to be a washing machine.

After that, the swell drops off through the 21st and 22nd, but the onshore winds stick around, keeping things poor right through to the end of the forecast on the 25th.

If you are desperate, the only window that might offer *something* is the morning of Monday the 20th of July, but even that's a maybe. Overall, leave the board at home for a couple of weeks, or look for a different spot. This stretch is a tough one.

Rusty

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