La Push Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here.

Let's talk about La Push. It's a bit of a mixed bag over the next couple of weeks, but there are a couple of windows where it’ll get real interesting. This is a reef break that works best with a WSW swell, and the water is sitting at 61°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

We kick off on Saturday the 12th with some promising conditions. The morning is looking sweet, with a 3ft SW swell pushing in at a long 15 seconds. The combined energy is moderate (558), but the real story is the glassy conditions – dead calm wind. That’s going to make for some clean, lined-up waves. It’s not huge, but it’ll be fun. A good one for the beginners, too.

That afternoon though, the wind swings around and it gets sloppy, so get your session in early.

Sunday the 13th is a write-off with cross-onshore wind junking up the 4ft swell. We see the same story through Monday and Tuesday mornings: the swell is small, and the wind isn’t cooperating.

Now, here's a standout. Wednesday the 16th is worth marking on the calendar. A glassy morning with a clean 4ft WNW swell at 7 seconds. It’s not a massive groundswell, but the energy is there (210) and the clean conditions will make it rideable. The next morning, Thursday the 17th, looks even better. A 4ft WNW swell with a bit more push (400 energy) and dead calm, glassy conditions again. This is your pick of the first week.

Things go a bit quiet and marginal for a stretch after that, with small swells and tricky winds. The afternoon of the 18th brings a long-period 1ft WSW swell at 20 seconds, but with light cross-shore winds, it'll be hard to get a clean one.

Then, hold on for the second week. Tuesday the 22nd gets messy with onshore winds, but the swell is building. There's a solid 7ft WNW swell on the Tuesday afternoon, but the 25 km/h cross-onshore wind will turn it into a washing machine. That's one for the experts only, if anyone, and honestly looks more like a kiteboarding day.

The real standout for the whole forecast is Wednesday the 23rd. We've got a 7ft WNW swell (738 energy) and light, clean cross-offshore winds from the SSE. The period is 8 seconds, so it’ll punch a little, but the clean conditions are the ticket. This is the best chance for some proper, powerful waves. It’s big enough for experts and strong intermediates.

Thursday the 24th keeps the quality up with a glassy morning and a 5ft WNW groundswell at 10 seconds (526 energy). Clean lines again.

From there, the wind gets messy again into the final weekend of the month, with consistent cross-onshore wind spoiling the 3 to 5ft swell. There are glimmers of rideable waves, but nothing that will beat the Wednesday the 23rd session.

So, keep your eyes on the 23rd and 24th of September. That’s the gold in this forecast.

- Rusty

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