La Push Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's talk about what we've got on the table for La Push over the next couple of weeks. It's a bit of a mixed bag, so let's break it down.

We're kicking off with some waves on Thursday, August 20th. The morning sees a bit of lumpy 4ft swell from the WNW with a short, weak 8-second period and moderate energy levels (545). The wind is light though, so it's rideable but not pretty. By the afternoon, the swell drops right off to 2ft, but we get that beautiful 15-second period groundswell rolling in from the SW. That long period is great for shape, but with a 2ft wave, it's tiny and the cross-onshore wind will make it tough. The energy is still moderate there (535).

Friday the 21st is a write-off in the morning with a tiny 2ft wave. But the afternoon is a real highlight. It's glassy, dead calm, with a clean-looking 4ft WNW swell. That's the best session of this first week. The wave energy is moderate (354), but with zero wind and a bit of a bump in size, that's a window to get out there.

Saturday the 22nd is a no-go. The wind is pumping from the SSE at 12 mph, chopping up the waves, and the size is tiny at 3ft. Energy is dropping (279). Don't bother.

From Sunday the 23rd right through to the afternoon of Monday, August 31st, it's a long, bleak run. We're talking over a week of tiny, weak, or onshore junk. Most days have wave heights under 3ft and the wind is usually from the NW, putting a chop on it. The energy readings are mostly low to moderate, but the quality is poor. There are a few mornings with a bit of a longer period (16-18 seconds) but the swell is just too small to do anything with. Conditions are poor to marginal. This is a solid gap in the action.

Finally, we see some life. On the morning of Monday, August 31st, we get another glassy session with a 2ft SW groundswell (15 seconds) and 266 energy. It's small, but clean. The standout arrives on Tuesday morning, September 1st. The wind is glassy again with a 4ft WSW swell. The period is a punchy 9 seconds, not the longest, but the combined energy (480) is solid. That's a long-range call, but it looks like the best, most surfable wave of the whole outlook.

Then by Tuesday afternoon, the swell jumps to 7ft from the SW with a 11-second period and a massive jump in energy to 1163. That is a lot of power, solidly in the strong range. The wind is cross-onshore though, and at that size, it'll be a messy, expert-only affair. Not the cleanest conditions, but the size is undeniable.

The rest of the first week of September looks marginal with cross-onshore winds and moderate energy, so don't get your hopes up too high for clean conditions.

Bottom line: The best, most user-friendly surf comes on Friday afternoon, August 21st (glassy, 4ft), and the real long-range target is the morning of Tuesday, September 1st (glassy, 4ft). That morning in September is the one to circle on your calendar. The whole period is a tale of two halves: a quiet, flat first week, then a pulse of energy and a clearer window in the second.

Stay salty,
Rusty

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