La Cicer Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's break down what's happening at La Cicer over the next couple of weeks.

To be honest, it's looking like a total write-off. Scrolling through the full 16 days, there isn't a single moment where the stars align. We get some swell, but the wind is just relentless and wrong, and the forecast is consistently calling it poor.

The first bit of energy arrives on Sunday, July 5th. We're looking at a 3ft to 4ft swell from the N, with a period around 9 seconds. The combined wave energy is moderate, hitting 226 in the morning and 233 in the afternoon. But the wind ruins it. A moderate breeze from the NNW (12 mph) is onshore in the morning, then it swings N and goes cross-onshore in the afternoon. Choppy and messy.

Monday the 6th is a carbon copy. Swell holds around 3ft to 4ft from the N, but the period drops to a weak 8 seconds. The wind stays cross-onshore and moderate. Not worth paddling out.

Tuesday the 7th the swell shrinks to a tiny 3ft with a miserable 5-second period – pure windswill. The energy falls to just 87. Winds are light, but there's no push in the water.

From Wednesday the 8th through the end of the first week, it's more of the same. Swell sizes bounce between 3ft and 5ft, but the period stays short (5 to 6 seconds) and the winds are onshore or cross-onshore from the N or NNE. The energy picks up to 134 on Friday the 10th, but it’s still too choppy to bother with.

The second week offers no relief. From July 11th onward, it's a steady pattern of moderate cross-onshore breezes and short-period, wind-affected swell. A bit more size shows up around Tuesday the 14th (5ft), but with a 6-second period and cross-onshore wind at 16 mph, it’s going to be bumpy and blown out. An energy reading of 241 means there's some power, but it's all messy.

Even up to Monday, July 20th, there's no improvement. The energy spikes significantly to 427 that morning with a 5ft swell and a slightly better 9-second period, but the wind is onshore from the N at 16 mph. That's going to be a close-out fest.

No standouts here. There are zero good options across the entire 16-day window. For La Cicer, which is usually a very consistent beginner-friendly wave, a run of bad conditions like this is a bit unusual. It normally doesn't stay poor for this long. Best to leave the board at home and wait for the next forecast update.

- Rusty

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