La Salina Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. It’s Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for this stretch, and honestly, it’s a bit of a grind for the next couple of weeks. We’re looking at La Salina, and the immediate picture isn't pretty.

The first few days, through the 10th, are going to be a write-off. There’s swell in the water, around 3 to 3 feet, coming from the SSW, but the wind is cross-onshore and that’s tearing it up. Saturday the 8th is flat-out messy with a 12 mph WNW wind making things choppy. Sunday, the 9th, the wind drops, but it’s straight onshore, which is doing us no favors at a spot that’s already exposed. The swell energy is weak, sitting in the 300s (323-484), and the model is calling the surf quality poor. It’s just not worth paddling out for.

We get a slight reprieve in the mornings from the 10th through the 13th. The swell stays small, 2 to 3 feet, but it’s from the SSW with a long period—18 seconds on the 11th and 14th. This is proper groundswell, but at that size, it’s barely breaking. It’s more of a longboard or a funboard session for the truly keen. The energy is still weak, mostly in the 300s, and the tide and swell combo is looking iffy. The score is marginal, not bad, not good. It’s the kind of surf that gets your hopes up but doesn’t deliver. The water’s about average for this time of year, nothing weird going on there.

Then from the 14th, things go downhill again. The wind picks up, and we’re looking at a long stretch of cross-onshore conditions right through the 17th. The swell does push up a bit—4 to 4 feet on the 15th and 16th—and the energy on the 14th jumps to 810, which is moderate. But it’s all for nothing. With that WNW to NW wind at 12-15 mph, it’s going to be a choppy, blown-out mess. This isn’t a surf forecast; it’s a washing machine. If you’re into kite surfing, this might look interesting, but for a paddle surfer, it’s a hard pass. This period is about five days of poor conditions, and the models are consistently rating it a zero.

The middle of next week, around the 18th and 19th, the wind finally settles back to light, 6 mph, and we see some cleaner conditions. The swell drops back to 3 feet, and the period is back in the 15-second range. It’s still cross-onshore, so you’ll have a little texture on the face, but it’s rideable. The energy remains weak (462-483), but the surf is at least looking like surf. The 18th afternoon is a bit of a wildcard with a 5 foot WNW swell at a terrible 7-second period—that’s windswell and a real jumble—but the morning looks okay.

After that, from the 20th through the 23rd, we’re in for another run of mediocrity. The swell is consistent at 2 to 3 feet from the SSW, but the wind is just never fully offshore. It’s onshore or cross-onshore, and the waves are small, weak, and lack punch. The mornings on the 21st have a bit of a cross-shore component, which is the closest thing we get to clean, but the energy is low, under 400. It’s not going to be a classic. The forecast for the second week is basically more of the same—small and onshore.

To be honest, there are no true standouts in this 16-day window. If I had to pick the least-bad time to get wet, it would be the mornings between the 18th and the 21st when the wind is lightest. But even then, I’m not getting excited.

There is a long gap here. From the 8th to the 13th, it’s essentially a blank run of poor-to-marginal surf. The outlook is grim, but it’s a consistent spot, so it won’t stay this bad forever. The next decent pulse on the charts is a long way off, so be patient.

Keep the faith.

Rusty

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