La Push Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for La Push. We’ve got a pretty solid window of surf coming up, but you gotta be patient because the first few days are where the real action is. After that, it gets small and a bit messy for a long stretch.

The main event kicks off on Thursday the 3rd of September. We’ve got a decent sized West swell rolling in, bumping up to 6ft with a period of 11 seconds. That’s packing moderate to strong energy (1300). Thursday morning is a bit cloudy with a cross-offshore breeze from the southeast at 12 mph, so it’ll be a bit lumpy but still rideable. The real standout is Thursday afternoon. The wind drops right off, going glassy from the south at just 3 mph. The swell settles a touch to 6ft from the west, period at 10 seconds, and the energy is still strong (838). That afternoon session is gonna be clean as a whistle. Water temp is sitting at 59°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, nothing unusual there.

Friday the 4th is a different story. The swell drops right off to 2ft, with a super long period of 18-19 seconds. That’s a groundswell, and while it’s got some energy (438-541), that long period tends to make waves break a bit too straight at beach breaks. La Push is a reef, so it might still line up, but with onshore and cross-shore winds, it’s looking pretty marginal. Saturday and Sunday are more of the same: tiny surf around 3ft, a mix of cross and onshore breezes. Not worth paddling out for.

From Monday the 7th all the way through to about the middle of the month, we’re in a real dry spell. Swell barely cracks 2ft for days, and the wind is mostly cross-onshore or onshore, making for choppy, poor conditions. It’s a long gap of about a week where there’s just nothing doing.

We do get a little flare-up around Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th, with the swell climbing back to 4ft to 5ft, but the period is short (9-12 seconds) and the winds are mostly cross-onshore. It’s still marginal.

Now, the real standout of the whole 16-day run is the pair of glassy windows. On Monday the 14th of September, the morning session looks promising. We’ve got a light southerly breeze going glassy, swell at 4ft from the WNW with an 8-second period, and while it’s not huge, it’ll be clean. But the absolute best of the lot is Thursday the 17th of September. That morning, the wind goes glassy from the southwest at just 3 mph, and the swell is a solid 5ft from the WNW with a 9-second period and moderate energy (583). The forecast calls for very good conditions. That’s the one to circle on your calendar. It’s a bit of a wait, but it’s worth it. La Push can get crowded sometimes, so get there early if you can.

Friday the 18th looks interesting too, with a very long period groundswell (21 seconds) from the WSW, but the wave heights are tiny at 2ft, so it’s more of a novelty.

So to sum it up: Thursday afternoon the 3rd is your first call, and Thursday morning the 17th is your second, and honestly, the better of the two. The rest of the month is small and choppy, so pick your moments.

Rusty.

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