La Push Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’m gonna level with you. The next couple of weeks around La Push are looking pretty damn flat and messy. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing doing, so don’t be in a rush to grab your board. The water’s sitting at 57.9° which is about average for this time of year, so at least you won’t be freezing while you’re staring at the ocean.

The first real pulse, if you can call it that, doesn’t show up until Monday the 18th. A small southwest swell rolls in at around 2.3ft with a 14-second period. The energy is moderate (451). But the wind’s a southerly cross-shore at 12 mph, and the report says poor surf conditions. It’s a scratchy, messy sort of day. Tuesday the 19th is similar – still small, 3ft from the west, but the cross-shore wind keeps things chopped up. The energy is a bit better (513), but it’s not doing us any favours with the quality.

Now, there’s one window that might be worth a look. Wednesday the 20th, the morning session. It’s still small, 2ft from the southwest, with a long 16-second period. The wind is just a light cross-on at 3 mph, which means it’s the cleanest it’s going to get. The energy is moderate (525). It’s not going to blow your mind, but it’s the only time in this whole stretch where it won’t be a complete washout. A long period like that is better on a reef, and La Push is a reef, so it might just have a bit more shape to it. Don't expect much, but it's the pick of a bad bunch.

After that, it’s back to the same story. The wind stays cross-on or onshore for days. There’s a bit of a bump on Friday the 22nd with 3.6ft from the WNW, but the period drops to 8 seconds and the afternoon winds are chop factories. This is just messy, junky surf. Then we go through a proper dry spell. From the 23rd through the 28th, it’s tiny – we’re talking 1.3ft to 2ft scraps, with the onshore breeze ruining the tiny bit of energy that’s there. The energy values drop into the low to mid 200s (221, 233, 200), which is just weak.

There’s a hint of life around Tuesday the 26th when a 3.6ft WNW swell shows up with a 10-second period (530 energy), but the wind is already on it, making it a choppy mess. And again on Sunday the 31st, there’s a bit of size (3ft SW, 16s) but it’s crossed up by the wind.

The long-range stuff for the 30th and 31st shows a touch more energy (561), but it’s still not clean. And then the first of September, that’s a week from Tuesday, there’s a 2.6ft SW swell with a 15-second period, but the wind state is unknown and the score is poor. Honestly, for most of this, the conditions are so wind-blown and small, a beach setup would be more interesting for a kite than a paddle. As it is, La Push is a reef, so it’s just going to be a lumpy, bumpy close-out. The forecast confidence is high for the near term, and it’s not good. The long-range stuff has a little more juice but it's so far out, who knows. Keep your head up, this dry spell can’t last forever.

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