La Laguna Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's get into it.

Well, the next couple of weeks are gonna be a real mixed bag at La Laguna. We've got a long stretch of ordinary to poor surf to start, but then a big pulse of northwest swell arrives early next month that could make it all worthwhile. Water temperature is a notable 82°F, which is 4°F warmer than usual for this time of year – you can definitely leave the wetsuit at home.

Right now, and for pretty much the rest of August, it's slim pickings. Monday the 24th is flat, with a tiny 0.7ft northwest swell and weak wave energy (3). The wind is cross-off early but the surf is just too small to bother. This pattern holds through the week; we see brief moments of glassy conditions on Tuesday the 25th morning and Friday the 28th morning, but with swell barely reaching 1.0ft, it's not enough to ride. The combined energy is mostly in the single digits or weak two-digit numbers – just no push. Saturday the 29th is a write-off with a 16 mph cross-shore mess. We finally get a sniff of something on Sunday the 30th morning – a clean 3ft northwest swell (energy 58), surfable but very ordinary. It’s the best of a bad lot for a while but nothing to get excited about.

Then from Monday the 1st of September through to Thursday the 4th, we are in a near-flat to small window, mostly under 3ft and constantly onshore. It's bloody frustrating.

Now, hold onto your board. The standout window is from Saturday the 5th of September. That morning looks absolutely pumping for experienced surfers: a clean, glassy 10ft northwest swell with massive wave energy (1006). It's a serious step up. The wind is glassy, so conditions will be perfect. By the afternoon, it jumps to a 16ft northwest swell (energy 6683) with a 12-second period – that's a long-period groundswell with serious power. However, the wind swings cross-shore, so it will get chopped out. Breaking over the reef, those long-period waves will wrap in nicely, but be ready for long lulls between sets.

Sunday the 6th is another excellent day for the experienced crew. A 15ft northwest swell (energy 4187) with a clean cross-off wind in the morning. That’s a good combination. Then Monday the 7th, we see another 16ft northwest groundswell (energy 6095) but with a moderate cross-shore wind, keeping it a little tricky. At 16ft, this is expert-only territory at the peak. For anyone else, it is a possible kite surfing show if the afternoon cross-onshore gets too strong.

To be honest, after that big event, it drops away again quickly into the Tuesday.

So, don't bother with the next week and a half. Save your energy. The only real play is the big northwest pulse from the 5th to the 7th of September. If you are a competent surfer on a bigger board, the Saturday morning (September 5th) with the 10ft swell and glassy conditions is your pick of the entire 16 days. Just be aware that the real standouts are for experts only when it hits 15ft to 16ft.

Rusty.

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