La Palue Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what’s cooking for the next couple weeks at La Palue. Let’s get straight into it.

Right off the bat, the next few days are pretty lackluster. We’re looking at a real slow start with weak, choppy conditions through the end of the week. The energy is low for a while, then we get a blip of moderate wave energy (400) on the morning of Friday the 11th, but the swell is only 5ft and the wind is cross-on, so it’s not gonna be pretty. Honestly, it’s a bit of a write-off until we get into next week.

Now, Monday the 14th is where we finally catch a break. The morning is looking like a real gem. A clean, 3ft swell from the west with a period of 10 seconds, and we’ve got offshore ESE winds blowing at 3 mph. That’s glassy, clean surf. The water temp is sitting at 65°, which is pretty normal for this time of year. A solid, small-wave morning cruiser.

But the real standout, the big dog in this forecast, comes later. Mark your calendars for Sunday the 20th of September. I mean, wow. We’ve got a massive 12ft swell from the WNW on Sunday morning, and the wind is absolutely dead calm – 0 mph and glassy. The energy is screaming at 1799. But, and this is a big but, that swell is way too big for this break. At over 8ft, this is strictly for experts only. The same goes for the afternoon with 13ft and light cross-on wind (2504 combined energy). This is heavy, serious groundswell. The waves are going to be powerful and thick, breaking best on the reef setup here at La Palue. The crowds are likely to be an issue because word gets out, but for the crew who can handle it, this is the session of the window.

If you’re a more experienced surfer and the end of September is in your sights, Tuesday the 22nd morning is another absolute standout. You get a clean, 8ft swell (very strong energy at 1570), a period of 11 seconds, and light NE winds making it clean. That’s an expert-level day with proper push. And then Thursday the 24th morning brings a 8ft swell but that period jumps to 15 seconds – that’s a very long period groundswell with excellent, clean conditions. That’s the kind of swell that really unloads on the reef, creating long, fast walls.

To sum it up: there’s a rough start with poor quality and choppy conditions for nearly a week. The first genuine window for a surf is Monday morning the 14th – clean but small. The best of the best for skilled surfers is undoubtedly the huge, glassy swell on the 20th, and then again on the mornings of the 22nd and 24th.

Rusty.

Read more