La Preciosa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let’s get into it. It’s gonna be a bit of a waiting game for the most part, but there’s a serious pulse of energy coming our way if you can hold out.

We’re looking at a couple of weeks where the surf is pretty lackluster, with a whole lot of small, short-period wind swell and cross-off winds. Nothing to get too excited about. The water temp is sitting at 84°, which is about normal for this time of year, so you’ll be comfortable in just boardshorts.

The early days, starting this Friday the 14th, are pretty marginal. There’s some knee-to-waist high stuff in the 5ft range, but it’s all that short-period, 8-second wind swell. The energy is weak, with values in the 300s for the most part. It’s clean, but it’s not really offering up much. This pattern of small, weak surf and moderate cross-off winds is going to be the story through the 25th. There will be a few days where it pulses a tiny bit, like Sunday the 16th with a 6ft wave and energy reaching 486, but it’s still just that same short-period, wind-swell texture. A lot of those days are just flat-out poor, with energy dipping below 100. The wind stays mostly cross-off from the east, which is good for keeping things clean, but there’s just no power behind it.

Now, let’s talk about that standout, because it’s a big one. The forecast is calling for a proper pulse of long-period groundswell from the ENE to arrive on Wednesday the 26th of August. This is the one to circle on the calendar. We’re talking about a solid 8ft of swell, with a period jumping up to 11 to 12 seconds. The energy reading is off the charts, hitting 1604. That’s strong to very strong wave energy, folks. This is the real deal. La Preciosa is a reef break, and this long-period swell is exactly the kind of energy it wants. It’s going to be a powerful, grinding swell. With that size, it’s strictly for advanced surfers – not a beginner wave at all. The wind is forecast to be cross-off from the ENE, which should keep conditions clean. This is the standout, no question. The only caveat is how far out it is, so treat it as promising, not guaranteed.

After that pulse, the surf quickly fades back down. Thursday the 27th has a small, clean morning wave with energy back down to 303, but the wind picks up and things get messy by the afternoon. After that, the swell just fades away. By the end of the month, we’re back to tiny, poor surf with the swell direction swinging around to the NNW, which isn’t right for this spot. That blank run after the 26th is a bit of a bummer, but that one morning makes it all worth waiting for.

Alright, that’s the look. Keep your eyes on the prize for the 26th.

Rusty.

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