La Cicer Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Look, I've gotta be straight with you – the outlook for La Cicer over the next 16 days is a tough one. There's barely a window where the conditions line up for a decent paddle. The swell is building, no doubt about it, but the wind is just relentless, coming from the wrong directions and messing up the surface. It’s a frustrating run of “poor surf conditions” across the board.

The first real surf on offer kicks off this Thursday, the 16th of July. We’ve got a small 3ft swell from the NE, but it’s a weak, short-period affair at just 5 seconds, and the wave energy is low (96). A cross-onshore breeze from the NNE at 9 mph is already chopping it up. The water temperature is 74°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. Honestly, the morning and afternoon are both a write-off.

Friday the 17th and Saturday the 18th see the swell bump up a bit, reaching 6ft by Saturday, and the energy is climbing into the moderate range (256 on Saturday morning). But that wind is still a problem – it’s a moderate cross-onshore from the N and NNE at 12 mph, keeping the surf choppy and messy. Not a session you’d write home about.

Sunday the 19th through Tuesday the 22nd, the swell hangs around 6ft to 7ft, with wave energy getting strong (hitting 581 on Wednesday afternoon). The period is still a poor 7 to 8 seconds. While there are a few morning windows with “on” wind, the comments are still all “poor surf conditions.” It’s just not cleaning up.

The second week, from the 23rd of July onwards, the swell actually gets bigger, pushing 8ft by the 25th and 26th, with very strong wave energy (over 900). But the wind is still a cross-onshore or onshore mess, and the wave period never gets above 8 seconds. For a spot like La Cicer (Spain), an 8ft swell with a short period and cross-onshore wind is going to be a real handful. It’s too big for beginners and, with the chop, it’s only for the experts who don’t mind a battle. The setup honestly looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

There are no standouts here. Not a single day where the wind and swell align. The best you can hope for is a gamble on a morning like the 24th, 25th, or 26th, where the wind swings NNW and is “on” – that might offer a cleaner face for a few hours, but the period is still short and the swell is big. It’s a long shot.

Rusty.

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