La Izquierda de la Rocas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right off the bat, it’s pretty quiet out here at La Izquierda de la Rocas. We’re looking at a stretch that starts with some small, weak surf and honestly, not a lot of quality. The water is sitting at 53°F, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, so nothing weird there.

The first few days, from Sunday the 30th through the start of September, are pretty poor. There’s a little bit of energy in the water, but the swell is tiny and the winds aren't doing us any favors. On the 31st, the swell bumps up a touch in the afternoon to about 3ft, but the period is short and it’s too cross-shore to make anything of it. You’d be paddling around for scraps.

We finally get a small window Wednesday morning, the 2nd of September. The wind goes light offshore and the surf cleans up nicely. It’s only about 2ft of east swell, but with that light NNW wind, it might be worth a grovel for the log. The energy is weak though, only about 76 in the combined swell energy department. Thursday the 3rd is similar, with a bit more size at around 3ft and a longer 10-second period, and the morning offshore wind will keep it tidy. Still, these are very ordinary waves, not something to write home about.

Things get properly messy for the weekend. Friday the 4th sees the wind swing onshore and strengthen, and the swell jumps to nearly 5ft by the afternoon, but it’s a short-period, messy swell. The energy gets strong at 215, but it’s lumpy and cross-onshore. This trend builds through Saturday the 5th, with 7ft of south swell and a strong breeze. The energy is pumping, hitting over 500-600, but it’s just ugly. This is more of a kite-surfing day than a paddle-surfing day down at the point. It’s bigger, but it’s not surfable. Sunday the 6th backs off a little to around 5ft, but it’s still onshore and choppy.

The second week is where it really goes quiet. There’s a glimmer on Monday the 7th with a 3ft swell and light cross-off wind in the morning, but it’s inconsistent at best. After that, the size drops right back down. The rest of the week is a whole lot of nothing – small, weak, and mostly onshore. By the second weekend, the swell tries to pick up again, hitting around 4ft on the 13th and 14th, but it’s short-period windswell and the winds are all wrong. A lot of crossed-up, bumpy conditions.

To be honest, the standout, if you can call it that, is that Thursday morning window on the 3rd of September. It’s clean, it’s got a bit more push behind it, and the offshore wind will make it feel better than the size suggests. It’s not going to be anything epic, but it’s the best of a pretty average run. The 2nd is similar, just with less size. After that first week, it looks like a long dry spell, so if you can get out on the 2nd or 3rd, that’s your window.

Rusty.

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