La Yerbabuena Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty. Let's have a look at what's coming up for La Yerbabuena over the next couple of weeks. To be straight with you, it's a pretty grim run. This spot is a point and river setup, fairly exposed to the swell, but it's inconsistent at the best of times. The forecast shows a long stretch of tiny, weak waves with a lot of wind, so you're looking at a long wait before anything worth paddling out for shows up.

The water temp is sitting at 70°F, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so you'll want a decent wetsuit if you're heading out.

For the first week, from Tuesday the 15th of September right through to Monday the 28th of September, it's basically a write-off. The swell is tiny, mostly 0.3ft to 1ft, with periods all over the place and the combined energy of all swells is weak – just single and low double-digit figures. The wind is howling from the east at 22 to 34 mph for many of those days, which is cross-offshore and clean, but there's no swell to work with. The few times the wind drops, like Friday afternoon the 18th, the swell is only 2ft with a 10-second period and combined energy of 76 (weak). It's surfable but very ordinary. Not worth getting excited about.

There's a glimmer of hope right at the very end. On Tuesday the 29th of September, we finally see a pulse of energy. The morning shows a 4ft swell from the west with an 8-second period, and combined energy hitting 239 (moderate). The wind is light from the east-southeast at 6 mph, staying cross-offshore, which should keep the surface clean. It's still only surfable waves in very ordinary conditions, but it's the best we've seen in a fortnight. The swell direction from the west doesn't perfectly match the optimum southwest, but it's close enough. Wednesday the 30th of September has a similar story, with a 3ft swell but a short 5-second period in the morning, dropping combined energy to 64 (weak), though the afternoon bumps up to 3ft with a 10-second period and combined energy of 217 (moderate), but the wind swings cross-shore from the south-southeast.

So, if you're desperate, Tuesday the 29th of September morning is the standout – it's the only day with a half-decent bump of swell and light wind. But don't expect much; it's still just surfable, not epic. This is a quiet, inconsistent spot, so a blank run like this is pretty normal for the area.

Rusty.

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