La Cicer Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s be straight with you. Looking at the next 16 days from La Cicer, it’s a grim picture for a paddle. There’s nothing here that’s going to get the heart racing. The finder has no recommendations, and honestly, the guidance backs that up. If you’re a kiter, though, you might be in luck.

The first week is pretty much a write-off. We’ve got surf on offer, sure, but it’s all junk. Friday the 21st has a weak 5ft of short-period NNE windswell with a moderate cross-onshore breeze—choppy and messy (combined energy 170). Water temp is 75°, a touch warmer than usual, that’s a small silver lining. It’s the same story through Saturday and Sunday: small, crumbly, and cross-onshore. Sunday afternoon sees a slight bump in period to 14 seconds and energy jumps to 677, but it’s still just a 4ft wave and the wind is still messing it up. Not worth the hassle.

Monday the 24th gives us a bigger pulse. The swell jumps to 6ft from the NNW with a 12-second period, and energy hits 931. The morning looks clean with light winds, but it’s still labeled as marginal, and the afternoon gets chopped out again. That’s the best of the first week, and it’s not saying much. Tuesday eases back down, and the rest of the week is more of the same—small, weak, and cross-onshore.

The real problem is the wind. It’s relentless out of the N/NNE, just constantly cross-onshore. You can see it in the forecast from the 27th onward, it just keeps blowing. By the 28th, we get a bigger, but uglier, swell. 8ft from the NNE, with a 9-second period, and energy over 1000. That’s serious power, but combined with a fresh cross-onshore breeze, it’s going to be a lumpy, blown-out mess. That’s too big for beginners and too messy for most everyone else. This stretch looks far more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.

After that, it just fades. The swell drops back down through the end of August and into the first days of September, but the wind doesn’t let up. It’s a long, blank run of small, weak, and choppy surf. The energy values drop below 300, and the period stays short and weak. There’s nothing on the horizon that suggests a change. This is one of those times when the surf just isn’t there. It won’t stay poor forever, but this 16-day window is shot.

So, my honest call? Keep the board in the car and go for a drive, or pick up a kite. La Cicer is a consistent break, but it’s just getting hammered by the wind. The only notable day is that Monday pulse, but even that’s a marginal call. I’ll be watching the charts, but I’m not holding my breath.

Rusty.

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