La Fitenia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the surf ahead for our little slice of paradise. It’s gonna be a mixed bag, so let’s break it down day by day.

The window starts off small and pretty ordinary. Saturday the 15th is a write-off; just a weak 1 ft SSW groundswell with a cross-onshore breeze. You’re better off doing something else. The real story begins on Sunday the 16th. The wind swings offshore and goes glassy, and we see the swell start to build a touch. It’s still small, but the clean conditions will make it feel better than the size suggests.

Sunday morning brings in 2 ft of SSW swell with light, glassy conditions. It's surfable, but nothing to get too excited about. However, by Sunday afternoon, the swell bumps up to 2 ft and the wind stays glassy. That’s when things start to look up. Monday the 17th is the pick of the first stretch. We’ve got a clean 3 ft SSW swell, and with zero wind, it’s gonna be glassy perfection at La Fitenia. This is a nice little reef break, and that long 16-second period means some proper groundswell energy. The energy reading is at a moderate 375, so there’s enough push to make it fun. This is the standout of the early run.

Tuesday the 18th is still alright, with 2 ft and glassy conditions in the morning, and a similar size in the afternoon, though the period drops a bit. Wednesday the 19th starts to get a little bumpy with a cross-on breeze in the morning, but cleans up nicely in the afternoon with a cross-off wind and 2 ft of swell. Thursday the 20th is another good one – 3 ft of clean, glassy surf in the morning, with the afternoon staying glassy and around 2 ft.

Friday the 21st and Saturday the 22nd are a bit more marginal, with cross-on breezes and the swell starting to ease. The energy is dropping. From about this point, the surf starts to fade out. The weekend of the 23rd and 24th sees the swell drop significantly, and while it might be glassy, we’re looking at poor, weak surf around the 1 ft range. This starts a real flat spell. The energy readings are low, and we go several days with basically nothing worth paddling out for. It looks like it’ll stay that way through to the 28th, with tiny, weak waves.

There is a little glimmer of hope at the very end of the forecast period. On the morning of Saturday the 30th, the long period returns (17 seconds) and we get a glimmer of 2 ft SSW swell with a light cross-offshore wind. It’s clean, but still small. After that, the afternoon goes a bit cross-shore and it fades again.

So, to be honest, the overall pattern here is a slow build to a small but clean peak, then a long, flat and frustrating stretch. The standout of the whole 16-day run is that Monday the 17th, with the glassy 3 ft SSW groundswell. It’s cleanest, most consistent, and has the best energy of the whole window. Also, don't sleep on the Sunday afternoon the 16th, it will be worth a paddle.

Water temp is around 74°, which is just about average for this time of year, so it’s not a factor.

Stay stoked, it’s out there if you’re patient.

Rusty.

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