Surf Forecasts:
La Yerbabuena surf forecast from 18 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 19 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 21 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, WNW swell with 68 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 19 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for La Yerbabuena this week:
The surf forecast for La Yerbabuena over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at La Yerbabuena in the next 16 days are 0.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 23) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Tue 21st Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Yerbabuena over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, mates, I’ll level with you – the next 16 days at La Yerbabuena are dead flat. Not a single surfable day shows up in the charts. This break is a point/river setup that’s always been inconsistent, so a dry spell like this isn’t unheard of, but it’s still a bummer.
Water temp on the 18th is 73°F – right where it should be for this time of year. But from Saturday July 18 all the way through Sunday August 2, every session comes back as “poor surf conditions” with zero scores. Swells are tiny – 0.7ft to 4ft – and coming from the WNW, not the SW direction this spot craves. Periods are short, 5 to 11 seconds, and the combined energy never gets above 98 – weak stuff. Winds are mostly cross-on or onshore, messing up what little bump there is. Late in the month, from the 29th to the 31st, we get clean offshore ESE winds, but waves are only 1–2ft – not enough to ride.
So there’s no standout day, no secret session. The only maybe is the 26th morning with 4ft and cross-shore wind, but even that’s called poor. Save your energy. Forecasts can turn, but right now La Yerbabuena is a write-off.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 15 | 50 | 34 | 16 | 50 | 21 | 12 | 51 | 34 | 11 | 36 | 15 | 19 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 50 | 23 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:10PM2.13m | 7:38AM1.82m | 7:56PM1.97m | 8:24AM1.71m | 8:44PM1.80m | 9:15AM1.60m | 9:38PM1.64m | 10:14AM1.51m | 10:42PM1.52m | 11:23AM1.47m | 11:56PM1.47m | 12:34PM1.49m | 1:07AM1.49m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:25AM0.19m | 1:30PM0.31m | 2:09AM0.33m | 2:16PM0.44m | 2:55AM0.47m | 3:08PM0.57m | 3:48AM0.59m | 4:12PM0.67m | 4:53AM0.68m | 5:30PM0.72m | 6:07AM0.71m | 6:48PM0.69m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | — | 9:38 | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | 9:36 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 33 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | W 5 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 5 | WNW 6 | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 15 | 50 | 2 | 16 | 50 | 6 | 12 | 51 | 34 | 8 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 50 | 23 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | W 11 | — | W 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | E 4 | W 8 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 8 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 16 | — | 7 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 12 | — | W 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 715 | 1092 | 576 | 250 | 763 | 233 | 250 | 811 | 37 | 309 | 811 | 280 | 213 | 406 | 318 | 78 | 22 | 6 | 156 | 616 |
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