La Fitenia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. The next couple of weeks are a slow burn for the region, but there’s a little light at the end of the tunnel if you’re patient.

Right now, we’re looking at a flat spell. From Thursday the 6th through to the weekend of the 9th, it’s just tiny dribbles of swell – we’re talking 1 ft at best, and the wave energy is basically nothing (combined energy of all swells directed here is only 28). The conditions are glassy or clean at times, but with that little push, it’s a paddle-around session, not a surf. The water is sitting at 74°, which is about normal for this time of year, so nothing out of the ordinary there.

We hit a proper dead zone from the 10th through to the 15th of August. There’s simply no surf on offer. The finder is showing zero swell for most of those days. It’s a long, quiet gap. You might see a tiny blip on the morning of the 15th with a 0.7 ft swell from the SSW, but with a period of 18 seconds – that’s a very long period groundswell. It’s prone to breaking straight at a beach setup, and with only 30 energy, it’s not worth a trip.

Now, the first real glimmer comes on the afternoon of the 16th of August. La Fitenia starts to see a pulse of 1 ft SSW swell, period 17 seconds, and combined energy climbing to 100. The wind is glassy, so it’s clean, but the surf is still very ordinary. This is the appetizer.

The standout window is Monday the 17th of August. We’ve got a jump in size to 2 ft to 2 ft, also from the SSW, with a period of 15 to 16 seconds. That’s a solid groundswell with good energy (combined energy of all swells directed here hits 250). The winds are glassy, calm, and clean. For a reef break like La Fitenia, that long period is a bonus – it’ll wrap in nicely. The direction is spot on for the optimum S swell. The water is still warm, and the crowds are only sometimes, so you might get a few waves to yourself. This is the best on offer in the whole outlook.

The days following (18th and 19th) hold a bit of size, around 2 ft to 3 ft, and combined energy stays strong (329), but the wind turns cross-on, making it a bit bumpy. It’s surfable, but not the clean perfection of Monday. The 20th gets messy with onshore winds.

We finish the outlook on Friday the 21st of August with a promising morning. The swell is 3 ft from the SSW, period 15 seconds, combined energy is 381 – that’s moderate energy. The wind is glassy and clean again. That morning session is the second true stand-out, but the afternoon gets crossed-up again. If you’re free on the 17th, that’s your day.

Rusty.

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