La Salina Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get real about the next couple of weeks. Honestly, I’m looking at this forecast and it’s a tough stretch. We've got a long run of small, marginal surf ahead, but it’s not all doom and gloom. There are a couple of little windows where things might clean up enough to make it worth a paddle.

Right out of the gate, there’s nothing happening. The first real chances don't show up until Wednesday the 9th. That’s a three-day gap with no real surf on offer. When it does arrive, it's pretty weak. We’re looking at a 3ft SW swell with a 16-second period, which is nice and lined up for La Salina, but the energy behind it is only moderate, around 493. That’s not going to get the heart racing. The good news is the morning wind is light and cross-shore, which keeps it clean. Water temp is sitting at 71°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you won't need a thick suit.

The afternoon of the 9th is where my attention goes, to be honest. The wind swings to a light cross-offshore breeze, and you get that clean, glassy surface. The swell ticks up slightly in period to 17 seconds, and the energy holds at 477. It’s still small at 3ft, but for a beginner-friendly, consistent spot like La Salina, this is about as good as it's going to get for a while. It might be small, but it will be fun. This is your standout window for the first week.

Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th see a little more size, pushing to 4ft, but the wind goes cross-onshore, which will put some ripples on it. The period stays solid, but it won't be as clean as Wednesday afternoon. The energy is still moderate, in the 600s and 500s. It’s surfable, but you’ll be working for it.

Saturday the 12th is a write-off. The wind goes straight onshore out of the WNW, and the surf gets chopped up. Not worth your time. We then go into a bit of a lull, with a few days of small, short-period WNW windswell that’s just not doing anything for us. Sunday the 13th and Monday the 14th have a bit more size (4-5ft), but the period drops to 7-8 seconds, which is super short-period, crumbly stuff. It might have some push, but it'll be messy, especially with onshore winds.

After that, we get a reset. The swell drops way down to 2ft to 3ft for the middle of the week, but the period starts to climb again. The energy levels are still weak. Nothing to get excited about.

The most interesting thing is the the following weekend, the 19th and 20th of September. We start to see a more consistent SW groundswell filling in. The period jumps to 18 seconds, and the energy starts to climb – 698, then 828, then 791. It's still a small, long-period swell (3ft), but that long period and a light, offshore wind on the 19th afternoon makes it look promising. It’s a week away, so take it with a grain of salt, but that could be a real glassy, funky day at La Salina. It won’t be big, but it could be clean.

After that, through the 21st to the 24th, we're back into that marginal, onshore groove. The swell just doesn’t hold together, and the wind turns against us.

So, look – the only real standouts are the Wednesday afternoon (Sept 9) and that potentially clean weekend window on the 19th/20th. Everything else is just small, average, and a bit lumpy. It's one of those stretches where you have to pick your moments. It's forecast quite a way out, so we'll have a better idea as we get closer.

Rusty.

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