La Fonda Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s cut to it. The next couple weeks are looking pretty flat and wind-whipped. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak surf and onshore winds messing with whatever’s out there. It’s gonna be a grind for a while.

The best window we see is around Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th. It’s not going to be epic, but Monday morning has some push with a 5ft WNW swell and light offshore winds. The period is a short 9 seconds, so it’ll be a bit lumpy and disorganized, but it’s the biggest swell we see all week. The combined energy is moderate at 680. Tuesday drops back down to 2ft but the period jumps to 16 seconds, which is a proper groundswell. That long period will help it wrap and hold shape better than the short-period stuff. Water temp is a balmy 73°, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year – about 4° above average, so it’s definitely a boardies and rashie kind of day.

After that, it’s mostly a write-off. The swell stays small, mostly under 3ft, and the winds are cross-onshore or onshore for the rest of the outlook. There’s a little bump in energy around the 20th and 21st, with combined energy in the 700-800 range, but the swell height is still only around 3ft and the wind is up, making it choppy and messy. It’s just not worth getting excited about.

Looking further out, there’s a glimmer on Monday the 28th morning. Swell is still small at 2ft, but the wind drops to almost nothing – a slight air from the west. That’s your cleanest window, but the swell is too small to get any real waves at La Fonda. It’s a point/river setup, so it needs a bit more size to get going properly.

All in all, there’s no standout day in this whole stretch. The best bet is Monday the 14th morning for a few grovelly ones, but even that’s marginal. The rest is small, wind-affected, and just not worth the paddle. Keep your expectations low and maybe work on your pop-up in the driveway.

Rusty

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