La Yerbabuena Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s take a look at La Yerbabuena. Honestly, it’s a bummer – the whole 16-day window from July 15 to July 30 is showing nothing but poor surf. Every single entry has a zero score, and the wave comment says “poor surf conditions” all the way through. So I’m telling you straight – there’s no real surf to be had here for the next couple of weeks.

La Yerbabuena is a point/river break that’s inconsistent anyway, and it often gets crowded, but with these tiny, weak swells and mostly cross-onshore winds, it’s just not gonna work. The biggest swell is on Friday July 17 morning – 0.9m (that’s about 3ft) – but even then the wind is cross-onshore and the period is only 6 seconds, so short and weak. The combined energy numbers are all in the teens to sixties – weak wave energy across the board. Water temperature on July 15 was 73°F, which is about average for this time of year (anomaly +0.7°F – nothing special).

Let’s go through the days. Starting Wednesday July 15 afternoon – 0.2m (0.7ft) from WNW, 10-second period, but cross-on wind at 12 mph, choppy. Thursday July 16 morning – 0.7m (2ft), 5-second period, cross-on. Afternoon similar. Friday July 17 morning – 0.9m (3ft), 6 seconds, cross-on. That’s the biggest, but still tiny and messy. Rest of the days are smaller: 0.8m (3ft), 0.7m (2ft), 0.6m (2ft), etc. Winds are mostly cross-onshore from the west or WNW, with a few morning sessions showing light onshore from SW. There’s one morning on July 24 (Friday) and another on July 27 (Monday) with a light cross-offshore from ESE, but the swell is only 0.3m (1ft) – barely a ripple. Periods range from 5 to 12 seconds, but the energy is always weak.

For a break that’s inconsistent and needs a good SW swell direction, this is a real flat spell. The optimal direction is SW, but every swell is coming from WNW or W – not the right angle. The waves are too small for any real surfing, and the wind rarely helps. Even the brief cross-offshore moments don’t have enough swell to matter.

So what’s the takeaway? There’s no standout session, no best on offer. If you’re a surfer, you’re better off waiting for a better forecast. The second week (from July 22 onwards) looks even weaker – swell heights drop to 0.2m to 0.5m (0.7ft to 2ft). This is one of those stretches where the area just doesn’t deliver. It’s normal for La Yerbabuena to have long flat spells, so don’t sweat it – forecasts can change, but right now, leave your board at home.

Rusty.

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