La Nora Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s cooking for the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, the 16-day window is a real struggle. There’s no period where the stars align for decent surf. The whole run is filled with poor surf conditions and tiny, weak swell. The best I can say is that there are a couple of mornings where the ocean is glassy, but the swell is just too small to get excited about.

We’re talking about La Nora, a beach and point break that’s exposed to swell from the NNW. The water temp is sitting at a warm 69°, which is about a degree and a half above the long-term average for this time of year – nothing crazy, but a nice touch.

The first few days are a write-off. Saturday morning the 1st is cloudy with a tiny 3 ft swell from the NNE and a light cross-shore breeze – not worth paddling out. Sunday the 2nd is glassy in the morning with a clear sky and a light NNW wind, but the swell is only 2 ft. The combined energy is a measly 33 (weak energy). It’s a flat spell. Monday the 3rd is glassy all day with a 1.0 ft to 1 ft NW swell, but again, barely a ripple.

This pattern of weak, small swell and mediocre conditions drags on through the entire first week. The only slight glimmer comes on Thursday morning the 6th. It’s cloudy, glassy with a light easterly breeze, and the swell bumps up to 3 ft from the NW with an 8-second period. The combined energy is 80 (still weak energy). The data says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” That’s the best we’ve got, and it’s not saying much.

We then hit a long gap of nothingness. The next faint pulse is a full week later, on Thursday morning the 13th. It’s clear, glassy, with a light NNE breeze, and the swell is only 1 ft from the NW with a 10-second period. The combined energy is 64 (weak energy). Again, “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” The swell is long-period, which sometimes means better shape, but it’s just too small to do anything with.

Friday morning the 14th sees a slightly bigger 4 ft swell from the north, with a 6-second period and a light cross-shore WNW wind. The combined energy hits 106 (moderate energy). But the period is short, and the wind is a cross-shore, so it’s not clean. The data still calls it poor surf.

The final weekend, the 16th, offers a 3 ft swell from the ENE on Sunday afternoon, but it’s a short period 5-second swell with a light cross-onshore wind. The combined energy is 89 (still weak). Not a great way to end the outlook.

Honestly, there are no standout days here. The swell never gets above 4 ft, the wind is rarely clean offshore, and the conditions are just ordinary. If you’re desperate for a paddle, Thursday the 6th morning or Thursday the 13th morning are the least bad options, but don’t expect any waves. This is a blank run for the area. Sometimes it just goes quiet.

Rusty out.

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