La Saladita Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, listen up. Rusty here.

We’ve got a run of small, clean surf at La Saladita. The energy is mostly moderate with combined swell readings between 300 and 700 for most of the first week. The water temperature is sitting right around average for this time of year, so nothing wild there.

Right out of the gate, Wednesday morning (August 19th) is clean. We’re looking at a 3.3ft swell from the SSW with a nice 15-second period. The wind is glassy, and the combined energy is a solid 484. It’s small but it’s a classic long-period groundswell that’ll line up perfectly on that point. The optimum swell direction is SW, so the SSW is a little off, but it’s still going to work. Crowds are often here, so expect some company.

Thursday morning (August 20th) drops a touch to 2.6ft, but with a light cross-offshore breeze, it'll be clean. The period drops to 13 seconds, still decent. The real standouts are Friday morning (August 21st) and Saturday morning (August 22nd). Both mornings have glassy conditions with 2.6ft and 2.3ft swells from the SW. The energy is moderate (345 and 431), but the wind is dead calm or glassy. That’s the sweet spot for a long, mellow point break ride.

Sunday morning (August 23rd) is clean with a cross-offshore breeze and a 3.0ft swell from the SSW. But the real gold is Sunday afternoon. The wind goes glassy, the swell bumps to 3.3ft, and the combined energy jumps to 746. That’s the best of the first week right there.

Now, looking further out, the swell picks up for the end of August. On Thursday morning (August 27th), we get a 2.3ft, 18-second groundswell (very long period) from the SW. That’s a long-period pulse that’s going to be clean and glassy (593 energy). It’s small but the period is so long you’ll feel it push through.

The big one, though, is Friday morning, August 28th. That’s your standout. A 4.3ft SSW groundswell with a 17-second period. The combined energy is 1138 – that’s strong, muscular energy. The wind is glassy. The only catch is it’s a beach-and-reef setup, and with a long-period SSW swell, it might wrap a bit square on the beach, but the point will handle it. It’s an excellent session for experienced surfers.

Saturday morning (August 29th) is also a big one: 5.6ft from the SSW with a 16-second period and glassy conditions. Combined energy of 1424. That’s a lot of water moving. It’s pushing into the “experts only” territory.

After that, we drop back down. The first week of September sees a return to the 3.0ft to 4.3ft range with clean conditions, so it looks like a solid run of small, user-friendly waves. The forecast for the second week is promising but less certain.

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