La Palue Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, mate, Rusty here. Let’s cut through the noise and look at what’s on offer for La Palue. It’s going to be a tough two weeks, with a lot of wind and messy conditions, so don’t get your hopes up too high. The water temperature is sitting at 66°, which is about normal for the time of year, so no surprises there.

The first real chance to get a wave isn’t until Tuesday morning, the 28th of July. The swell is a modest 3 ft from the WNW, but the wind is light and offshore from the east, which is a major positive. The combined energy is weak (192), so it’s not going to be pumping, but it will be clean. Expect a small, tidy wave for the early session. After that, the wind swings onshore and the surf quality drops right off.

We then hit a gap of several days with nothing worth paddling out for. The wind is howling onshore, and the swell is either too small or too messy. It’s a real grind.

Then, on Monday morning, the 3rd of August, there’s a bump in energy. The swell jumps to 6 ft from the SW, with a moderate combined energy of (405). It’s a short period of 7 seconds, so it’s a bit of a windswell, not a clean groundswell. The wind is a light cross-shore from the SSW, which is workable, but the forecast calls it marginal. This is more of a "have a look" session than a standout.

The only real standout, and this is a serious one, is the Friday morning of the 7th of August. We’ve got a solid 12 ft swell from the west, with a long period of 10 seconds, giving it some real grunt and shape. The combined energy is a massive 2340, which is strong. But – and this is a big but – the wind is onshore from the west at 12 mph, smashing the face. The waves will be big and powerful, but choppy and messy. This is strictly for experts only. The swell is over 8 ft, so it’s not for the faint-hearted. The water will be a washing machine. The wind stays onshore and even gets stronger into the afternoon and Saturday, making it a write-off for any kind of quality surfing. The Saturday morning (8th August) sees the biggest energy of the whole forecast at 4157, but with a strong breeze onshore, it’s a full-on, messy, dangerous beast. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

After that big pulse, the swell drops off quickly, and we’re back to small, wind-affected surf for the rest of the second week. Not a great outlook overall, but that Tuesday morning (28th) is your best bet for a clean, small wave if you’re desperate.

Rusty.

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