La Fitenia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – this 16-day window is a tough one. We’ve got a real dry spell coming up, so don’t get your hopes up for anything special.

The outlook starts now, on the 19th of July, and honestly, it’s a bit of a grim picture. The only spot in the mix is La Fitenia, a reef break that’s exposed to the south. Water’s sitting at 73°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year – nothing unusual there.

Right out of the gate, Sunday the 19th is a write-off. We’ve got a tiny 2 ft south swell, but it’s coming with a 15-second period, which is a nice long period groundswell. That sounds good on paper, but the wind is a cross-on mess from the southeast at 9 mph, making it choppy and poor. The combined energy is only moderate (150), and the conditions are just ugly. Sunday afternoon drops to 1 ft with a light cross-shore, still poor.

Monday the 20th offers a tiny glimmer. The swell drops to 2 ft from the south, period still a solid 15 seconds. The morning has a light cross-offshore breeze from the north-northeast at 6 mph, which cleans things up nicely. The afternoon goes completely glassy. The waves are surfable, but they’re very ordinary. Combined energy is weak (109). It’s not a standout, but it’s the best we’ve got early on for a beginner-friendly wave.

Then it gets bleak. From Tuesday the 21st right through to the 29th of July, we’re looking at a real desert. Day after day of tiny, weak swell – 1 ft or less – and mostly onshore or cross-shore winds. The energy numbers drop into the weak zone (below 100), and most days are rated as poor surf conditions. There’s a long stretch of absolutely nothing.

Finally, on the 29th of July afternoon, we see a tiny pulse of 2 ft from the east, but with a pathetic 5-second period. It’s glassy, but that’s windswell junk. No energy there.

The best you can hope for, and I’m reaching here, is the morning of Monday the 20th of July at La Fitenia. It’s not big, it’s not powerful, but with the glassy or light offshore conditions, it’ll be the cleanest you’ll see. The swell is tiny and the energy is weak (109). For a beginner, it’s a paddle, but don’t expect anything exciting.

After that, it’s a ghost town until the 3rd of August. On the 3rd of August, Monday afternoon, we get a last little gasp: 2 ft from the south, 12-second period, glassy conditions, and the description says “surfable waves but very ordinary.” Combined energy is weak (76). It’s a tiny, clean wave, but nothing to write home about.

Honestly, for the whole 16 days, there’s no standout. The consistent theme is tiny swell and poor conditions. Hang up the board for a bit, or go for a paddle on the flat days. The forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a big fat zero.

Rusty.

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