La Cicer Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s on the cards for this stretch. Honestly, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a bit of a grim outlook for La Cicer over the next couple of weeks. The whole sixteen days are looking like a write-off for any decent surf.

Right from Tuesday morning, the 18th of August, we’ve got poor conditions. A small 3ft swell from the north, but the combined energy is only 166, so it’s weak. And the wind is howling from the north at 9 mph, straight onshore or cross-onshore, just chopping everything up. It’s not going to clean up. The water temperature is 75°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, not that you’ll be out there long enough to enjoy it.

This same sad story just keeps repeating. Day after day, the wind stays nasty out of the north or north-northeast, blowing at 12 to 16 mph. The swell hangs around in the 3ft to 6ft range for most of the first week, but that cross-onshore wind keeps the whole place messy. We see combined energy get up to 423 on the Saturday, the 22nd, with a 6ft swell, but it’s still just a choppy mess. Short period stuff, 7 to 8 seconds, so no punch to it at all.

As we roll into the second week, there’s a bit more size, but it’s not saving us. By the 28th of August, we’re seeing swell heights of 7ft to 7ft from the north-northeast, with combined energy climbing into the 530s... that’s a lot of water moving around. But with a pretty stiff north-northeast wind at 16 mph creating cross-onshore chop, it’s going to be bumpy and ugly. This kind of size and poor quality, with a beach setup, honestly starts looking more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. It’s too big for beginners at over 5ft, and while it’s not over 8ft for experts only, the conditions are so poor it doesn’t matter.

The last few days into September don’t bring any relief. Slightly smaller again, 4ft to 5ft, but the wind never gives us a break. Even at the very end of the run, on the 1st of September, we get a little drop in wind to 6 mph, but it’s still cross-onshore and rated as poor.

So, the honest truth? There is not one single standout day here. No windows of clean surf. It’s a flat, blown-out run from start to finish. For an area like this, a blank forecast isn’t unheard of, but it still stings. We just have to hope the forecasts change because it’s been a tough stretch.

Rusty.

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