La Laguna Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for La Laguna over the next couple of weeks.

Alright, straight up, I gotta be honest with you. This outlook is a bit of a bummer for the next week or so. We've got a long, dry spell ahead. From today, right through to the morning of Friday, August 7th, it's a total flat spell. Nothing doing. The water is warm though, at a balmy 80°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year. It’s just a shame there’s nothing to ride in it.

We finally see a bit of life on the morning of Friday, August 7th. We get a tiny pulse of swell, only 2ft from the NW, with a short period of 7 seconds. The combined energy is weak (only 53), so it's barely a ripple. The wind is clean out of the north, which is a small mercy, but the surf is just ‘surfable but very ordinary’. Honestly, it’s not worth paddling out for unless you’re desperate for a wet suit rinse.

Saturday, August 8th morning is almost a carbon copy: 3ft NW, short 6-second period, clean but weak energy (61). Sunday and Monday mornings follow the same sad pattern—clean, tiny, and unexciting.

Then there’s a glimmer on Tuesday, August 11th. Morning sees a 3ft NW swell with a 7-second period, and the wind is a light north-easterly, keeping it clean. The combined energy is still only 55, but it's the best we’ve seen. It’s still ‘very ordinary’ but it’s surfable.

We go quiet again until the morning of Saturday, August 15th. A little 3ft swell from the WNW shows up, with a combined energy of 96. Still short period at 7 seconds. It’s clean but just average.

Now, here’s the one that catches my eye, but it comes with a big warning. On the Saturday afternoon of August 15th, the swell jumps up to 10ft from the NW. That’s a solid, strong pulse with a combined energy reading of 1010! The period is only 8 seconds though, which is short for that size. The problem is the wind is a cross-onshore from the NW at 9 mph, which will chop it up. This is serious, powerful surf. At over 8ft, it’s strictly for experts only, and with that cross-onshore wind, it’s going to be a messy, dangerous beast at La Laguna’s exposed reef. Honestly, with that wind and size on a reef, it might be more of a kite session for the brave.

The following Monday morning, August 17th, has a cleaner window. A 4ft WNW swell with a 7-second period, light easterly offshore wind, and moderate energy (102). It’s only ‘surfable but very ordinary’ again, but it’s the cleanest option of the second week.

So, to wrap it up: the first full week is a write-off. The standout is that big Saturday afternoon pulse on the 15th, but it’s a messy, expert-only beast. The only other semi-decent window is the morning of Monday the 17th for a clean, small wave. It’s a tough outlook, folks.

Rusty.

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