La Laguna Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, listen up. Not much doing here for a good stretch. We are looking at about a week of flat or messy conditions at La Laguna before anything gets going. The reef is exposed to the NW and needs a solid push from that direction to come alive. For at least the first week, it’s just not happening.

For the opening days from Tuesday the 25th through to the end of August, we are stuck with tiny, weak windswell from the S and WSW. Heights are barely 1 to 2 ft with a short, weak period. The combined energy is pathetic, often under 50. The water temp is running a solid 3° warmer than usual for this time of year, so it’s a bit of a warm bath, but the surf just isn't there. A couple of mornings, like Thursday the 27th and Friday the 28th, turn glassy, but you're trying to surf ripples. Not worth paddling out.

The first real hope appears on Saturday the 29th morning. A touch more swell pushes in from the NNW with 4 ft swell at a short 5 seconds. The combined energy hits 115 (moderate), but it’s just ‘surfable’ and nothing to write home about. By Sunday the 30th morning, the swell drops back to 3 ft and the energy is weak.

Then we hit a patch of clear, tiny surf and glassy mornings (like Tuesday the 1st of September) but again, it’s flat. This goes on until Wednesday the 3rd of September morning. That is the only stand-out window in the entire sixteen days. A clean, cross-offshore wind from the ESE (10 km/h) meets a solid 7 ft NW groundswell with an 8-second period. The combined energy is a serious 496 (strong). This is legit. The reef at La Laguna should have some solid, powerful lines. It is a consistent spot, so sets will be rolling through. Keep in mind, 7 ft is pushing into expert territory, especially on a reef break. After that, the wind gets tricky on the 3rd afternoon and we see a bigger 10 ft NW swell the same afternoon, but the wind goes onshore from the W and conditions look messy for paddle surfing. That big swell on the 3rd afternoon with a 9-second period is massive (1718 energy) but with that onshore wind and questionable conditions, it might be a kite show. The following morning on the 4th we still have a solid 8 ft NW swell and clean cross-offshore wind from the N (30 km/h) but the energy is still significant (706). It's a raw, powerful day.

The second week has a last gasp on Wednesday the 9th of September morning with another 7 ft NW groundswell with an 8-second period, clean wind from the E (10 km/h) and 545 energy. Looks very solid and clean again. But after that, it’s back to small and blown out. Don't sleep on that September 3rd morning window. That's the one.

Rusty.

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