La Salina Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Look, I’m not gonna lie to you – this 16-day stretch for La Salina is a real mixed bag, and mostly a quiet one. We’ve got a run of days where it’s too small, the wind is messy, and the conditions are just not cooperating. The first real glimmer of something decent doesn’t pop up until the second week, so you’ll need some patience.

The water is sitting at 70°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – a nice little bonus if you're paddling out without a thick suit.

For the first week, from Thursday the 6th of August through to around Monday the 10th, it’s a real struggle. The swell is tiny, mostly 2ft to 3ft from the SW or SSW, and the wind is mostly cross-onshore or just plain onshore. The energy is weak to moderate at best – you’re looking at a combined energy reading of 266, which is barely a ripple. It’s marginal at best, and honestly, most of the time it’s just poor. Not worth wetting a wetsuit.

Then we hit a little window. The standout session is shaping up for Tuesday morning, the 11th of August. We’ve got a clean, glassy morning with a light wind from the W, and the swell bumps up to 2ft from the SW, but with a long period of 18 seconds. That’s a proper groundswell feel – the sets will be well-spaced, and the wave shape should be better than the usual wind slop. The energy is moderate (355), but it’s the quality of the surf that’s the draw here. The wind is dead glass, so expect clean, peeling little lines. The break is consistent, and the optimum swell direction is from the SW, so this lines up nicely. Just keep in mind, with that long period, it might break a bit too straight, but for a small wave, it should be fun.

After that, from Wednesday the 12th onwards, it slips back into a long, drawn-out run of marginal conditions. The swell stays small, mostly 2ft to 3ft, and the wind is all over the place – cross-onshore, onshore, light breezes. The combined energy does climb a bit, hitting 652 on the 14th and 762 on the 15th, but the wind is never clean enough to make it good. It’s a frustrating run of "almost there" but not quite.

The truth is, for this area, a blank run like this is pretty normal. The window is tight, but that Tuesday morning is the one to set your alarm for. The rest of the 16 days? It’s a waiting game. Forecasts can change, so keep an eye on the sky, but right now, it’s mostly a quiet stretch.

Rusty.

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