La Preciosa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, and let's take a look at what's cooking for La Preciosa over the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, it’s a pretty grim stretch ahead. The surf just isn't cooperating. From Friday the 7th of August right through to the 12th, we've got a run of days where the conditions are just plain poor. The swell is hanging around 3 to 4 feet from the ENE to E, but the period is short, between 6 and 8 seconds, which means weak, crumbly waves with not much push. The wind is a persistent cross-off from the east to southeast, which sounds okay but it's just not cleaning things up enough to make it worthwhile. The combined swell energy is mostly moderate, sitting in the 100-200 range, but it’s not translating into any quality. You’re honestly better off staying on the beach.

Then from the 13th of August into the weekend of the 15th and 16th, things get a bit bigger – we’re looking at 5 to 7 feet of easterly swell, still with a short 8-second period. The combined energy jumps up significantly, hitting 639 on the 15th morning, which is strong. But here’s the thing – the wind is still cross-off and fresh, and the conditions are described as “marginal” or just plain “poor”. At 7 feet, this starts getting into expert territory, and with that short period and onshore push, it’s going to be a choppy, closed-out mess. If the wind swings truly offshore, it might be worth a look for the brave, but as it stands, it’s a no-go for a clean session.

There’s a tiny flicker of hope on the 13th of August morning, where we see some offshore wind from the ESE at 15 mph with a 4-foot swell. The report calls it “surfable but very ordinary.” That’s all we get. Again, on the morning of the 21st of August, we get another glimpse of offshore wind, this time at 12 mph from the ESE with a tiny 4-foot swell from the east and a short period of 6 seconds. The energy is weak (104), so it’s small and weak, but at least it would be clean. That’s the absolute best of a bad bunch. For a more consistent spot, I’d normally be more optimistic, but La Preciosa is a reef break that’s very consistent, and yet this forecast is just a blank run. It happens.

So, the bottom line: There’s no standout session in this 16-day window. The one slightly cleaner moment on the morning of the 13th is not enough to call a standout. The best you can hope for is a small, clean, weak wave on the 21st morning if you’re desperate. Otherwise, if you’re a kite surfer, the strong winds and building swell from the 14th to the 18th might look interesting, but for paddle surfing, this is a write-off. Keep an eye on the charts – forecasts can change, and it tends not to stay this poor for long.

Rusty.

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