La Cicer Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s happening for the next couple of weeks.

First up, it’s a pretty grim picture for the foreseeable future. We’ve got no surf worth paddling out for at all for the first several days. The first record we see is Monday the 6th, and it’s a flat, choppy mess from a N wind and a weak, short-period 3ft N swell with only 8 seconds between waves. The energy is weak (179). It just keeps going like that – small, onshore, and poor conditions right through the week. Tuesday the 7th, Wednesday the 8th, Thursday the 9th, Friday the 10th – all those days are a no-go. Swell stays under 4ft, period is a pathetic 4 to 5 seconds, and the wind is straight onshore. It’s not even worth looking at.

We get into the weekend of the 11th and 12th and it’s the same story. Saturday and Sunday have a bit of cross-onshore wind and the swell remains tiny and weak. A small spike on Sunday morning with a 1ft, 11-second swell from the NNW gives a bit of energy (102) but it’s just not enough to do anything with, and it’s still cross-onshore. That pattern of small, onshore, and poor doesn’t let up. The second week – starting Monday 13th – is more of the same: moderate cross-onshore winds, swell around 3ft, periods between 6 and 7 seconds. The energy builds a little but the quality is just not there.

The real action starts to show late in the forecast window. By Friday the 17th, we see the swell picking up to 5ft to 6ft from the NNE, period around 6-7 seconds, and the energy climbs into the 200s (194 Friday morning, 260 Friday afternoon). The wind is still onshore or cross-onshore, though. This means La Cicer will be a lumpy, choppy mess, but the size is getting there. Saturday the 18th is similar: 6ft swell, 7-second period, 310 energy in the morning, but the wind is still onshore from the NNW at 25 km/h. That’s not going to be clean.

The standout – and I mean the only real standout – is the very end. Monday the 20th sees 5ft N swell with an 8-second period and energy jumps to 319 in the morning. The wind is still onshore, so it won’t be perfect, but you’re getting a solid, consistent 5ft wave. Then on Tuesday the 21st, we hit the peak: 6ft N swell, 8-second period, and the energy hits 425 in the morning and 437 in the afternoon. That’s solid, moderate wave energy. The catch? The wind is N at 30 km/h in the morning (fresh cross-onshore) and still cross-onshore in the afternoon. It’ll be lumpy and a bit messy, but if you’re hungry for some size, Tuesday the 21st is your day.

For a beginners’ spot like La Cicer, that 6ft swell is getting a bit chunky – it’s not ideal for learners, especially with the wind. But for the more experienced crew, if you don’t mind some chop, that’s the biggest and most energetic swell of the whole outlook. Keep in mind, this is deep in the second week, so it’s a long-range call – promising, but not locked in.

Water temp is sitting at 72°F on that first Monday, with an anomaly of 1°F – so right about average for this time of year, nothing unusual.

So to sum it up: you’ve got a long, empty stretch for the first week and a half, then the swell finally arrives late in the game. The only day that really stands out is Tuesday the 21st – that 6ft N swell (with 437 energy) gives you the most push, even if the wind makes it a bit rough. If you’re after clean conditions, you’re out of luck. But if you just want some waves under your board, that’s your window.

Stay frothy,
Rusty

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