La Nora Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is gonna be a tough one to write. I’ve looked over the whole sixteen-day window for La Nora, and I gotta be straight with you – the surf situation is pretty bleak. We’ve got a solid run of small, weak, and messy conditions. The recommendations all come back as poor, which is a real kick in the guts. We’re looking at a long stretch here from right now, starting Friday the 3rd of July, and it’s not until nearly a week later, on Monday the 6th, that we even get a sniff of something surfable, but even that is barely worth a look.

Let’s run through it. The first few days are just no good. Friday morning the 3rd has some small northwest swell, around 3ft, but it's cross-on with a light breeze and the water is unusually warm for this time of year – about 69° and a solid 5° above average, which feels weird. The combined energy is a moderate 205, but the conditions are described as marginal at best, and by the afternoon it's all blown out. Saturday and Sunday are even worse, with tiny surf and a messy cross-shore wind. It’s just not worth paddling out.

Now, on Monday morning, July 6th, we get a brief moment of glass. The wind drops to nothing, a glassy calm, but the swell is tiny – just 2ft from the NNW with a short period of 5 seconds. The combined energy is a weak 58. It’s surfable, just, but “very ordinary” is the best we can say. That’s your only real chance for the first week, and even then, you’d be scratching for a ride.

After that, it’s back to the doldrums. From Tuesday the 7th all the way through to Friday the 17th of July, the forecasts are consistently poor. The swell stays under 3ft for the most part, often with that frustrating cross-on wind. There’s a moment on Saturday morning the 18th where the swell bumps up to 3ft from the NW with a moderate combined energy of 143, but the wind is cross-on again, and it’s still tagged as poor. Even a little spike on Saturday afternoon to 4ft and 221 energy can’t save it – the wind ruins it.

Honestly, mate, if you’re determined to get wet, the standout – and I use that term loosely – is that Monday morning, July 6th. It’s the only time we see glassy conditions. The swell is tiny at 2ft from the NNW, but if you've got a longboard and no expectations, you might find a bump. Otherwise, for the rest of this sixteen-day period, the setup at La Nora looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. The wind is consistently cross or cross-on, and when it’s not, the swell’s too small.

Hang in there, mate. The forecasts can always change, but this one’s a real dry spell.
Rusty.

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