Surf Forecasts:
La Yerbabuena surf forecast from 21 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 24 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 24 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period, W swell with 268 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 24 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s 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 Monday (Aug 24) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 11s period. 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 1.3m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 24) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Friday (Aug 28) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 24th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Mon 24th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Mon 24th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Yerbabuena over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for La Yerbabuena over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, the story is a bit of a flat spell for a while. There’s small, weak swell, and the wind is just not playing the game. It’s a tough stretch.
We’re looking at Friday, the 21st of August, and it’s a no-go to start. The swell is a tiny 3 ft from the WNW with a short period of 8 seconds, and the wind is a cross-on 12 mph. The combined energy is weak (112). The water temp is 72°, which is about 2° cooler than normal for this time of year – nothing too wild, just a touch on the chilly side.
Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd offer nothing. The swell is even smaller, and the wind is still onshore or cross-on. The only real note is a very long period, 15-second groundswell on Sunday morning, but it’s only 1.0 ft – that’s a whisper, not a wave. The energy is still weak (66).
Monday the 24th has a bit more size, with 3 ft to 4 ft swell from the west, but the wind is onshore or cross-on, creating choppy, poor surf. The wave energy picks up to moderate (203-268), but it’s wasted.
We finally see a glimmer on Tuesday the 25th. The morning has a clean, cross-off wind from the NNW, and the swell is 3 ft from the west at 8 seconds. The energy is moderate (144). Conditions are clean, but the waves are just ordinary. The afternoon turns to junk again.
The rest of the week into early September is a frustrating mix of clean-looking mornings with cross-off winds, but the swell is constantly small (1 ft to 3 ft) and short period. The energy stays low, mostly in the double digits. There are a few mornings like Thursday the 27th, Friday the 28th, and Saturday the 29th where the wind is clean, but the swell is just too weak to get excited about.
There is a slight uptick Friday the 4th of September and Saturday the 5th of September. The morning of the 4th has a 3 ft, 6-second W swell with clean offshore E wind, giving moderate energy (94). The morning of the 5th has a 3 ft, 8-second WNW swell with clean offshore E wind and a moderate energy of 107. These are the best of a bad lot, but still only “surfable but very ordinary”.
The standout, if you can call it that, is the early morning of Tuesday the 25th of August. It’s the only time the swell is over 3 ft with clean, light offshore wind. It’s the pick of the bunch, but don’t expect perfection.
La Yerbabuena is a point/river break that’s inconsistent, and this forecast shows why. For a true positive session, we need the swell and wind to align. Right now, they just don’t.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 55 | 44 | 23 | 15 | 43 | 87 | 135 | 196 | 268 | 201 | 144 | 134 | 31 | 52 | 44 | 73 | 59 | 66 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:19PM1.36m | 12:00PM1.41m | 00:45AM1.40m | 1:14PM1.51m | 1:46AM1.50m | 2:05PM1.65m | 2:29AM1.62m | 2:44PM1.79m | 3:05AM1.74m | 3:19PM1.94m | 3:37AM1.84m | 3:51PM2.05m | 4:09AM1.93m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:38PM0.79m | 5:23AM0.82m | 6:23PM0.76m | 6:53AM0.75m | 7:34PM0.66m | 7:49AM0.63m | 8:20PM0.52m | 8:29AM0.49m | 8:57PM0.39m | 9:03AM0.36m | 9:30PM0.27m | 9:34AM0.25m | 10:01PM0.17m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
 | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 6 | WNW 10 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | E 6 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | E 6 | E 6 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 25 | 55 | 44 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 87 | 135 | 196 | 268 | 201 | 144 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 15 | W 4 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 43 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | SSW 2 | W 6 | — | — | WNW 4 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 5 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | — |
| kJ | 87 | — | 1 | 23 | — | — | 4 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 134 | 31 | 52 | 44 | 73 | 59 | 66 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 200 | 759 | 200 | 213 | 277 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 78 | 274 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 280 | 115 | 250 | 115 | 217 | 200 | 406 |
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