La Saladita Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right. Let's, uh, have a look at what's cookin’ for the next couple of weeks. The main story here is a long, drawn-out run of fun, manageable surf at La Saladita, that classic reef and point set-up. The water is much warmer than normal, sittin’ at 89°, which is a solid 4° above the average for this time of year – feels like a warm bath out there.

We kick things off properly on Friday morning, the 11th. It's glassy, with a light 3 mph breeze out of the ENE, and we’ve got a clean 4ft SSW swell, with a very long period of 15 seconds. The combined energy is moderate (843). That long period will wrap beautifully around the point, giving you those long, peeling lines. This is really good stuff.

Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th drop off a touch, with smaller swell around 3ft to 2ft, but the mornings are clean with light cross-offshore winds. Good for a log or a mid-length, but not the standout.

Now, Monday the 14th is interesting. It's a bit smaller at 3ft in the morning, but that offshore wind from the NNE will have it looking like a mirror. Tuesday the 15th and Wednesday the 16th are where it starts to sparkle again. Tuesday morning brings a 4ft SW swell (moderate energy at 897) with clean conditions, and Wednesday morning is glassy with a 4ft SSW swell – solid energy (925). These mornings are prime.

The real standout though, is the weekend of the 20th and 21st. Sunday the 20th, the morning is glassy calm with zero wind and a 4ft SW swell at a very long 19-second period. The combined energy is strong (1106). The description says it's excellent for experienced surfers. Then Monday the 21st morning is dead glassy again, with a 4ft SW swell and a very strong energy reading of 1111. These two mornings are the absolute cream of the crop. The long period will make the waves at the point super clean, with long waits between sets but plenty of power.

Be warned, the afternoons through this whole period are mostly onshore and messy, so stick to the dawn patrol. As we push into the second week, the general vibe holds with clean mornings and waist-to-chest high swell, but nothing quite tops that 20th and 21st.

Then, on Saturday the 26th, things get a bit wild. The morning shows a 10ft SE swell with a combined energy of 3466. That is a *massive* amount of energy, but the swell direction from the SE isn't the optimum SW for La Saladita, and it's predicted to be too big for this break entirely. That one’s for the experts only if they even paddle out. It’s a long-range promise that could change.

So overall, the best on offer are the glassy mornings of Sunday the 20th and Monday the 21st. Get on it.

- Rusty

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