La Saladita Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with the long-range look for our corner of the coast.

We’ve got a solid run of surf coming up, starting from Sunday morning the 13th. It kicks off small but builds into a tasty week, with the real standouts falling on Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th mornings. There’s no gap at the start, the first recommended session is right there on that Sunday morning.

Let’s talk about the spot. La Saladita is a classic reef and point setup, fully exposed to the SW swell. The water is sitting at about 88°, a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so it’s comfortable out there.

Sunday morning the 13th has some clouds but the wave energy is already moderate (413). The swell is small at 2 ft from the SW but with a 19-second period – that’s a very long period groundswell. This type of energy loves points and reefs like this, though it might be a bit slinky on the sets. The wind is light and variable, keeping it clean overall.

Monday morning the 14th is where we start to see the change. The wind is light offshore from the NE at 3 mph, creating clean conditions. The swell picks up to 3 ft from the SW, still with that long 18-second period. Energy is building (574). It’s a cracking morning.

Tuesday morning the 15th sees the swell push to 4 ft from the SSW with a 17-second period, and the wind goes glassy from the NNE at 3 mph. The wave energy is getting serious at 880. This will be clean and lined up. The arvos turn onshore and messy.

The first real standout is Wednesday morning the 16th. The swell hits 4 ft from the SSW, period at 16 seconds, and it’s glassy off a NW breeze at 3 mph. The energy is up to 1000. This is quality, clean surf for experienced surfers. The wave comment says it all: excellent conditions.

Thursday morning the 17th is the other real standout. Again, 4 ft from the SSW, this time with a 14-second period. Glassy conditions, light NE wind at 3 mph. Energy is high at 933. Another morning of clean, glassy waves at La Saladita.

The surf holds in the 3 ft to 4 ft range through to the end of the week and into the weekend, mostly with clean mornings. The mornings of the 20th and 21st also rate highly with offshore winds and building energy, but the size is moderate.

The second week shows some real size. As we get to the 24th and 25th, the swell pushes over 5 ft – 6 ft on the 24th morning, and 6 ft on the 25th morning. These are bigger, more powerful swells (energy hitting over 1400), and the 25th has clean offshore winds. That’s one for the experienced crew.

The biggest pulse arrives on Sunday morning the 27th, with a 10 ft SW swell. Now, that’s a lot of water. The period is 13 seconds, solid, but the energy is a massive 2589. The guidance says the swell is predicted to be too big for this break. That’s a hard pass for anyone but the absolute elite, if even then. The winds are cross-shore, which doesn’t help. The following Monday the 28th still has a very solid 7 ft swell with glassy conditions, so that’s another expert-play window if the earlier ones cleaned things up.

Overall, the first week is all about those glassy, moderate-sized mornings. La Saladita can get crowded often, and when it’s this good, expect company. But the second week, particularly from the 24th onward, it gets big. That’s expert territory with the bigger swell and strong energy.

Rusty, signing off.

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