La Fitenia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let’s get into it for La Fitenia over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be honest, it’s looking pretty quiet out there. The water is about a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting around 77°F, but there’s hardly any rideable swell for the first week.

We've got a real long stretch of flatness ahead. From Monday the 24th all the way through the end of August, the swell is tiny. We’re talking 1.0 ft to 2 ft waves with weak energy levels (between 7 and 95 on the energy scale) and poor conditions. The wind is mostly light and cross or cross-onshore, not doing anyone any favors. Even when it goes glassy, like Thursday morning and Thursday afternoon the 27th, the swell is just too small – 1.0 ft at 10 seconds from the SSW. There’s nothing to get excited about. This is a proper dry spell for surf.

But don’t give up hope. Things finally start to rumble to life as we hit September. The first real sign of life comes on Tuesday afternoon, September 1st. The swell picks up to 3 ft from the SSW with a long 16-second period – that’s real groundswell energy, packing a punch (513 on the energy scale) and bringing some shape. The wind goes glassy, flat calm, which is a huge plus. The forecast says we can expect very good surf conditions. With the optimum swell direction being from the south and this swell coming from the SSW, it lines up perfectly for the reef. That’s your standout session right there.

Wednesday the 2nd keeps the good vibes going. The morning stays glassy from the south with 3 ft of SSW swell at 14 seconds (366 energy), promising quality waves. The afternoon swings around to a light cross-offshore breeze from the east, keeping the 2 ft swell clean. Two solid days on the bounce.

After that, the plug gets pulled again. By Thursday the 3rd of September, we’re back down to 2 ft, and from then on through to the end of the forecast on Tuesday the 8th, it’s all tiny, weak, or flat with energy values dropping to zero. A couple of glassy mornings (5th and 7th of September) but with swell at 1.0 ft or less, you’re just floating.

So here’s the bottom line: the first week is a total loss. Your golden window is Tuesday afternoon, September 1st, at La Fitenia – clean, glassy, and a proper 3 ft SSW groundswell. Wednesday the 2nd is a good second option. After that, it’s back to silence for the rest of the outlook.

Keep your head up.

Rusty.

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