La Preciosa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for La Preciosa over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the first week and a half is a real struggle. We've got a pretty frustrating gap here. From Sunday the 16th right through to Tuesday the 25th, the conditions are just not cooperating. The wind is a persistent cross-off breeze, and the swell is either too short-period or just plain weak. The combined energy of the swells is low, mostly under 200, and even dips into double digits on some days. It's not the kind of surf you'd paddle out for. There's a stint from Wednesday the 19th to Sunday the 24th where the scores are a flat zero, so you're looking at a solid week of nothing worth mentioning.

Now, things start to get a little more interesting around the 25th. On Tuesday afternoon, we see a spike in the swell period jumping to 15 seconds, which is very long period groundswell, and the energy climbs to 291. It's a bit of a tease because the morning is still flat, but that afternoon window shows a pulse of 0.6m from the east with that long period. It's a marginal call, but it's the first sign of life.

The real standout, the one you want to circle on your calendar, is Thursday the 27th. The morning session is where it's at. The swell is a clean 1.3m from the east-northeast, with a period of 10 seconds, giving a moderate energy of 315. More importantly, the wind goes offshore from the south-southeast, which is going to groom the reef at La Preciosa beautifully. It's a moderate offshore, so expect clean, lined-up waves. This is your best window in the whole 16-day run. The afternoon holds similar energy but with a slightly shorter period, so the morning is the pick.

Wednesday the 26th also deserves a mention – it's the biggest swell of the period, with a solid 1.9m from the east and a long 11-second period, and the energy is pumping at 944. The problem is the wind is still cross-off, and there's a risk of thunderstorms. It's gonna be powerful and a bit messy, and that size with a long period will be a handful. Definitely for the experts only, and even then, not as clean as the 27th.

After that little peak, it fades out quickly. Friday the 28th and Saturday the 29th have a few mornings with a light offshore breeze, but the swell drops right off to under a metre, and the energy is weak. We're back to small, ordinary conditions by the end of the month.

So, to wrap it up: you've got a long, dry spell until the 25th, then a promising but uncertain window on the 26th for the big wave crew, and then a clear winner on the morning of the 27th. That's the day to get wet.

Rusty.

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