La Palue Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey folks, Rusty here again, same story but in feet and miles per hour.

Let’s talk La Palue. The next couple of weeks are lean. We’ve got a long stretch of flat to weak conditions before a clear winner pops up in the second week.

Starting off, from the end of July through the first few days of August, it’s a bust. Swell hovers between 1ft and 3ft, mostly from the WNW or NW, with short periods of 7 to 8 seconds. The wind is onshore or cross-onshore from 6 mph to 19 mph. The water is about 65°F, pretty normal for the time of year. The mornings of Sunday the 2nd of August have a tiny window with clean, offshore breeze, but the swell is only 1ft and the energy is weak. Honestly, that’s barely a paddle.

This dead spell stretches through the first week. By Thursday the 6th of August, the swell jumps to 5ft from the SW, but the period is a weak 6 seconds and the wind is cross-onshore at 16 mph. The combined energy is moderate, but the waves are messy and lumpy—better for kiting than surfing.

Then comes the big moment. On the morning of Friday the 7th of August, it’s glassy—dead calm wind from the E—and a clean 7ft swell from the WSW with an 8-second period. The energy is strong, and the conditions will be smooth and punchy. This is the best session of the whole outlook. Remember, this is an expert-only break, and at this size it’s demanding.

The mornings after that are still good if you miss Friday. The morning of Saturday the 8th of August is clean with light cross-offshore wind and a 5ft swell. The morning of Sunday the 9th of August is glassy again with a 4ft swell. Both worth chasing.

After that, it’s back to small, weak swell and lumpy wind all the way through mid-August. The break is consistent, so there’ll always be waves, but the quality will be missing.

So pencil in the morning of Friday the 7th of August—that’s the highlight. The mornings of the 8th and 9th are solid backups. Before that, save your energy.

Rusty.

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