La Salina Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s size up the surf window for this spot. We’ve got a solid run of groundswell on the way, but it’s not a full-on classic. The opening days are the best we’ll see, with a clean, long-period SSW swell and light offshore winds making for some tidy lines. After that, it fades noticeably and gets a bit messy.

La Salina is the only break on the cards, and it kicks off the forecast period on Tuesday afternoon, July 28th. We’re looking at 4ft of SSW groundswell with a very long 16-second period. The water is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 71°, about 4° above average. The combined energy is solid at 1237 (moderate wave energy), and with a light W breeze holding it open, the sets will have real shape. The wind stays offshore and light through Wednesday morning and afternoon, keeping the surface glassy. The swell holds around 4ft to 4ft through Thursday morning, still with a very long period, so those waves will have some punch. This is the pick of the spell—clean, consistent, and well-shaped. It’s exposed to the swell and an exposed spot, but it’s consistent, so it’ll be running. Crowds are listed as "sometimes," so there’s a chance you’ll have company, but it’s not a circus.

By Thursday afternoon, the swell bumps up to 5ft but swings more S, and the period drops to 14 seconds. Still decent, but the energy starts to ease (1108). Friday sees the swell holding around 5ft to 5ft, but the period continues to drop (13 seconds), and the wind picks up to a gentle 9 mph WNW breeze. The surface won’t be as clean, and the energy is down to 914. The quality is slipping, and the scores reflect that. It’s still surfable, but it’s not the glassy goodness of the first few days.

Saturday morning, August 1st, the swell drops to 4ft with a 12-second period, and energy is down to 617. By the afternoon, it’s getting small (3ft) and weak. We then hit a dry spell. From Sunday, August 2nd, through to Wednesday, August 6th, the swell is small to tiny (2ft to 4ft), with mostly short-period, weak energy. The wind gets mixed, with some cross-shore and cross-onshore breezes, and the wave comment is poor. This is a real lull period—about 5 days of nothing worth paddling out for.

Things try to come back to life on Thursday, August 7th. A new pulse of SSW groundswell arrives with a very long 19-second period, but the swell height is only 2ft to 2ft. The energy is low (361-493), and the wind is light but cross-shore or cross-onshore, so it’s marginal. The same story continues through the weekend of August 8th-9th: small 3ft to 3ft swell with decent periods (15-17 seconds), but the wind is often cross-onshore, keeping the surface bumpy. The energy is moderate (around 400-500), but it’s not clean enough to get excited about.

The final week, from Monday, August 10th, to Wednesday, August 12th, is a write-off. Swell is tiny (2ft to 3ft), and the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, with moderate breeze speeds. The energy is low to moderate (around 300-600), but the wave conditions are poor. Not worth a look.

The Standout: Without a doubt, the best session is Tuesday afternoon, July 28th, through Thursday morning, July 30th. La Salina with 4ft to 4ft of very long-period SSW groundswell, light offshore winds, and clean conditions. It’s the only window where everything lines up. After that, it’s a slow fade and a lot of waiting.

Rusty.

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