La Cicer Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Well, folks, Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with you—this outlook for the next couple of weeks is a tough one. We're looking at La Cicer, and the honest truth is the whole 16-day window is a write-off for decent surf. There's not a single good option on the table, so we're gonna have to patient.

Right from the start, it's a struggle. We kick off on Thursday, the 20th of August, with a weak, short-period swell from the north at 4ft, but the wind is a cross-onshore breeze at 12 mph, messing things up. The water is sitting at 75°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. The wave energy is weak, only 215 (combined energy of all swells directed here), and the whole session is just poor.

We go through a long, grim stretch. From Thursday the 20th right through to Sunday the 23rd, it's all poor surf conditions with cross-onshore winds, small swell, and short periods. The combined swell energy climbs a bit on Sunday afternoon to 393, but it's still a messy, choppy mess. Then, on Monday the 24th, we get a little bump—a 5ft swell from the NNW with a 12-second period, and the energy jumps to 807. That's moderate wave energy, but the wind is still cross-on at 9 mph, and the forecast calls it "marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions." It's the closest we get to a real wave, but it's just not enough.

After that, it's back to the same story. From Tuesday the 25th all the way through to Friday the 4th of September, it's a monotonous run of poor conditions. The swell height bounces between 3ft and 7ft, but the wind is always a cross-onshore, never giving us a clean face. The swell period is mostly short, 6 to 8 seconds, and the wave energy never gets strong enough to get excited about. The biggest energy reading we see is 807 on the 24th, but most days are in the 100s and low 200s—weak energy.

The wind just doesn't let up. It's a steady north to north-northeast breeze, 9 to 19 mph, which is just relentless. A few days in early September, like the 4th, we get a gentle breeze, but it's still cross-onshore, so the surf stays lumpy and choppy.

Bottom line: there's nothing to chase here. No standouts, no clean windows, no good swell with the right wind. The whole 16 days is a blank. A few breaks here are fairly consistent, so it won't stay poor forever, but for now, you're better off finding something else to do. The forecasts can change, but right now, it's a no-go.

Rusty, signing off.

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