La Laguna Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. This is La Laguna, and it’s a pretty quiet start. We’ve got a solid 16-day window ahead, but we’re staring down a long wait with not a whole lot happening for a good stretch.

For the first week and a half, from Monday, July 6th all the way into the weekend of July 18th, it’s going to be a frustrating run. There’s just no energy in the water, with tiny, weak swell and most of the time the wind is working against us. You’ll see days of flatness, and when there is a pulse, it's barely a ripple, with combined swell energy readings often well under 100 (weak). The water is sitting at a toasty 78°F, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year, about 4° warmer than average, so that’s a nice thing to note if you're just going for a dip, but not for surfing.

The only real standout, and I mean the *only* one, is Monday, July 20th. That’s a full two weeks out, so we’ve got to treat it with some caution, but the models are pointing at something special. The morning session looks like a gift: a solid 13 ft NW swell, with a 10-second period, and you’ve got a light NNE breeze keeping the face clean (cross-offshore). That’s proper groundswell energy, with a combined swell energy reading of 3200 (very strong). Look, this is only for experienced surfers – 13 ft is well over the 8 ft mark, so it’s expert territory only. The wind is clean though, and that NW direction is exactly what La Laguna likes, hitting that west-northwest optimum. It’s going to be a powerful, heavy day. The afternoon on the 20th gets messy with a strong NW wind picking up to 19 mph and the swell bumping up to 15 ft, but that morning window is the real deal.

Tuesday, July 21st morning still has some serious leftovers, with an 8 ft WNW swell (9-second period), and again that light offshore NNE wind giving clean conditions. Combined energy is 1251 (strong), so still very powerful but a fraction less scary than Monday. It’s another one for the experienced crew only.

The rest of the time? Honestly, forget it. There's a long gap of almost no surf from now until that July 20th swell. July 19th does see some building energy with a 4 ft NW swell in the morning, but the wind is a fresh 19 mph cross-onshore, making it choppy and lumpy. It won’t be any fun on a paddleboard, but with that wind and swell, this setup might look more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

So, the call is simple. If you’re an advanced surfer in the area, mark your calendar for the morning of Monday, July 20th and Tuesday, July 21st. That's your window. Everything else is a flat, blown-out wait.

Rusty.

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