La Push Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple weeks.

Right off the bat, we’re in a bit of a flat spell. The first few days are a struggle, with small, weak swell and less-than-ideal wind. The real standout, the only session I’d be circling on the calendar, is the morning of Monday, August 3rd. That’s the one. We’ve got a glassy start with the wind going dead calm, and a clean 5ft swell from the west. The swell period is short at 8 seconds, so it’s windswell, but with that glassy surface it’ll be fun and clean for a beginner-friendly reef break like La Push. The combined energy is moderate (375). Because it’s a short period, it won’t have that deep, grunty push, but it’ll be rideable and uncrowded – crowds are only sometimes a problem here.

The water temp is about average for this time of year, so nothing wild to report on that front.

After that Monday morning window, the wind turns onshore and choppy again for the rest of the week, and the swell stays small and messy. The morning of Thursday, August 6th, sees a bump in size to 7ft from the west-northwest with a short 8-second period, but it’s cross-shore wind and the conditions are just marginal. That’s a bit of a junkyard for a paddle surfer; honestly, with the chop and the short-period swell, it looks more like a kiteboarding setup than a surf session.

By the end of the second week, into Saturday, August 8th, the afternoon goes glassy again, but the swell has dropped right off to a tiny 1ft from the southwest, with a long 19-second period. That’s a groundswell, but it’s just too small to do anything with. Good energy for the size (202), but you’re looking at micro-soup.

So, bottom line: if you want a paddle, you’ve got that one clean, glassy window on Monday, August 3rd. The rest of the outlook is a waiting game. It’s not a total blank, but it’s close. The good news is that often when it’s this quiet, a change in the forecast can flip it around.

Rusty.

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