La Preciosa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

Alright, straight up: this is a tough one for La Preciosa. The 16-day window opens with a real lull, and the first real chance to get wet doesn’t come until Thursday the 5th of September, and even then, it’s a struggle. We’ve got a long stretch of poor surf conditions and cross-off winds that just won’t quit. The water is sitting at a warm 85°F with an anomaly of about 2°F above normal, so it’s a touch warmer than average for this time of year.

The first few days are a write-off. Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th are tiny, with weak energy, and those cross-off winds are messing up the shape. Saturday the 5th of September is the first glimmer, with a 3ft to 3ft east swell, but the period is short at 8 seconds, and the winds are still cross-off. The energy is low, not enough to get excited about.

Sunday the 6th of September is a bit more of the same. The morning shows some surfable waves but very ordinary conditions, with a 3ft east swell. The energy is low. It’s not terrible, but it’s not good.

Now, Monday the 7th of September is the best we’ve got. The morning brings a clean, offshore wind from the ESE, blowing at 12 mph, and the swell is a small 2ft from the east. It’s the only window in the whole forecast where the wind is truly offshore. It’s a small, clean day, but with the swell being short period (8 seconds) and tiny, it’s not going to be a classic. The wave quality is still just “surfable but very ordinary.”

The rest of the first week and into the second week is a grind. The swell bumps up a bit around the 10th and 11th of September, hitting 5ft to 5ft, but the period stays short (7 seconds) and the cross-off winds are strong, hitting 15 to 19 mph. The energy jumps up, but the conditions are poor. This is more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle one, honestly.

The second week trails off. From the 12th of September onward, the swell drops back to 1ft to 3ft, and the wind is still cross-off or onshore. The only real standout is a very brief moment on the afternoon of the 12th of September, when the wind turns slightly offshore from the SSE, but the swell is a weak 5ft with a short period. It’s not worth planning a trip around.

So, the bottom line: the only real window to paddle out is the morning of Monday the 7th of September. It’s tiny, clean, and offshore, but it’s not a standout. The rest of the 16 days is a long, frustrating wait for any decent swell with the right wind.

Stay patient, mates. The waves will come back.

Rusty.

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