La Yerbabuena Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, let’s have a look at what’s on offer here. The whole 16-day window is a tough one for La Yerbabuena (Canary Islands). If you’re looking for clean, rideable surf, you’re gonna have to be patient. There’s a long stretch of almost nothing worth paddling out for until we get towards the end of the month.

Right from the start, the outlook is flat and messy. Wednesday the 22nd through to the end of July is dominated by weak, short-period windswell from the WNW, barely pushing 2ft with periods around 5-6 seconds. The onshore and cross-onshore winds just chew it up. The combined energy stays weak, mostly under 100 – we’re talking 43, 23, 44 – that’s barely enough to ruffle the surface. This is a real quiet spell, folks. The water temp will feel pretty standard for the time of year, nothing unusual.

Things get even smaller into the end of July, with heights dropping to 0.7ft and less – honestly, you’re better off finding a pool. The wind does turn offshore from the east Monday the 27th through Wednesday the 29th, and the water surface is clean, but there is no swell to ride. The period does bump up to 9-12 seconds on those small days, but the energy values are in the single digits – 9, 12, 5 – that’s not surfable.

Now, there’s one tiny glimmer. On the morning of Friday the 31st of July, we get a brief window of glassy conditions with a northwest wind. Swell height is still only 3ft, period 6 seconds from the west, and the combined energy is 64 – weak, but at least it’s glassy. For a spot that's been in a coma, that’s your best shot, but honestly, it’s more of a paddle than a session. The quality is still poor, and it’s inconsistent here, so don't expect much.

After that, we’re back into a routine of weak, short-period WNW windswell and cross-onshore breezes through the first week of August. The best energy we see is on the morning of Sunday the 2nd of August, with a 4ft west swell and 6-second period – the combined energy reads 169 (moderate) – but the wind is cross-onshore from the west at 12 mph, so it’ll be choppy. Not worth rushing for.

Overall, this region is serving up a long, flat, and messy outlook. There are no standouts, no clean groundswell, no proper swell direction matching the optimum SW. If you’re a kite surfer, those breezy afternoons might be more interesting, but for a paddle surfer, it’s a real tough stretch. This area can be like this. Forecasts change though, so keep an eye out.

Rusty.

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