La Nora Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s comin’ our way for La Nora.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the next few weeks are lookin’ pretty grim. We’ve got a real dry spell on our hands. The first proper surf recommendation isn’t even on the radar until the end of this month, and even then, it’s nothing to write home about. We’re lookin’ at a solid gap of over a week with no real action.

Let’s start with what’s closest. The water temp is sittin’ at 71°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year – not a bad thing if you’re paddlin’ out in a shorty.

The first flicker of hope comes on Thursday, July 31st, in the morning. La Nora is a beach and point setup, exposed to the swell. The early session is glassy – absolutely dead calm wind – and we’ll have a tiny 2ft swell from the NNW with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is weak (82). It’s surfable, but just barely. The kind of day you go out just to be out. There’s a chance of crowds here, so don’t expect it to be empty.

Jump ahead to Wednesday, August 6th, for another early morning glass-off. Similar story: 3ft from the NNW, period of 9 seconds, and combined energy at 140 (still weak). The wind is glassy again, making it clean. Same deal on Friday, August 7th, the morning – 3ft from the NNW, 7-second period, glassy, energy at 94. These are your real standouts, but they’re barely rippable. The best of a bad bunch.

Honestly, if you’re lookin’ for a proper wave, you’re gonna be waitin’. The entire first week of August shows a mix of poor surf and marginal conditions with cross-shore winds. Nothing that’ll get your heart pumpin’. For a beach and point setup, with the wind mostly cross-shore or cross-onshore, and those tiny waves, this whole stretch is more interesting for the kite surfers than for us paddle folk.

That’s the long and short of it. It’s a flat spell, plain and simple. It tends not to stay this way forever, so keep an eye on the horizon.

Rusty.

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