La Nora Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me have a look at what we’ve got here. I’ll be straight with you – it’s a pretty lean stretch for La Nora. There’s nothing worth getting excited about for the first week and a half, with a lot of small, weak, and messy days.

We start off on Sunday morning the 9th of August with a tiny 2ft swell from the NNW, period around 10 seconds, but the wind is cross and the combined energy is only a weak 88 – that’s poor surf conditions. The afternoon’s no better, onshore wind, just 2ft. Monday the 10th has a glimmer: morning is glassy, with a light offshore breeze from the NE, but the swell’s still only 2ft from the NNW with a shortish 9-second period and energy at 58 – you’d call it surfable but very ordinary. Tuesday the 11th morning is glassy again, but the swell drops to 1ft, period 8 seconds, energy 52 – just tiny, weak stuff.

We get a few more glassy mornings on Wednesday the 12th and Thursday the 13th, but the swell stays small, under 2ft, and the energy is low, between 30 and 74. The water temperature here is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there. Friday the 14th through to the 20th of August is more of the same – a whole run of poor surf, with swell heights barely cracking 2ft, short periods, and mostly cross-on or onshore winds. The combined energy rarely breaks 100 – it’s weak all the way.

Now, there’s a bit of a shift around Friday the 21st of August. The swell picks up to 4ft from the NNW, period 11 seconds, and the energy jumps to a moderate 564 – that’s a proper step up. The wind is light cross-shore on the morning, light cross-on in the afternoon, so it’s still marginal, with questionable tide conditions. This is the only period that gets a score above a 1, so it’s the standout of the whole outlook. The swell direction (NNW) matches the optimum for La Nora (NNW), which is a good sign, but with that cross wind and the tide question mark, it’s not a slam dunk.

Saturday the 22nd of August morning drops back to 3ft, but the afternoon is interesting: a light cross-offshore wind from the WSW, clean conditions, with a 3ft swell from the N, period 9 seconds, energy 182. It’s surfable but still ordinary.

After that, Sunday the 23rd and Monday the 24th fade back to small, weak surf – 2ft and 2ft, poor to ordinary conditions.

So, to sum it up: there’s a long dry spell from the 9th right through to the 20th, with only a few glassy windows on tiny, weak waves. The best bet is Friday the 21st of August, with that 4ft NNW swell and moderate energy, but you’ll need to work around the wind and tide. It’s not a classic, but it’s the only real pulse in the whole 16-day run.

Rusty.

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