La Salina Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what’s cookin’ for La Salina over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, mate, it’s a bit of a flat spell to start. The water is sitting at a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, around 71°, but the surf ain't playin' ball. We're looking at a pretty grim stretch right through until the middle of next week. The swell is tiny, and that wind is just never lettin' up – mostly cross-onshore, which is churning things up. You’re not gonna wanna paddle out for a wave that’s barely knee-high and all bumpy. This first week is a write-off for any decent paddle surfing. It’s a long, slow slog with nothing to get excited about.

Now, we start to see a glimmer of hope toward the end of the run. The mornings of Thursday the 27th and Friday the 28th of August are the only real standouts in the whole forecast. The swell stays pretty small, around 4ft from the SW, but the wind finally eases right off. You’re looking at light breezes with a slight cross-chop, which is a massive step up from the howling cross-offshores we’ve been dealing with. The wave energy is moderate (613 and 596), but with clean conditions, those small SW groundswells will actually have a bit of shape to ’em. It’s not gonna be a day for the big boards, but for a small-wave grovel session, it'll be the best we get.

Before that, there’s a few marginal mornings – like Wednesday the 26th – where the swell picks up to 4ft and the wind goes light offshore, but it’s still listed as “marginal.” Could be a tide issue, could be the swell just isn’t organised enough. I wouldn’t bank on it.

So, the long and short of it: two weeks of mostly flat and messy, with a tiny window on Thursday the 27th and Friday the 28th of August that might just be worth a look if you're desperate for a splash. The rest of the time, leave the board at home.

Rusty.

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