Surf Forecasts:
La Yerbabuena surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 18 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period, WNW swell with 167 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 18 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W 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 Friday (Sep 18) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 10s. 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 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 7s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 13) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 16th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Yerbabuena over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, I'm Rusty. Let me tell it to you straight: it’s a grim stretch ahead for La Yerbabuena. This is one of those periods where you’d be better off cleaning your board or waxing a backup, because there’s genuinely nothing worth paddling out for in the entire 16-day window.
We’re looking at a complete blank run right from the start. The whole forecast is filled with "poor surf conditions" – tiny scraps of energy and nothing that'll get your heart rate up. The first glimmer of anything that even looks like a wave is laughable: Saturday the 12th serves up a mere 0.3 ft of swell from the west with a period of 11 seconds, but the combined swell energy is a pathetic 3 – that's just a flat ocean with a ripple on it. The water temp sits at 72°, which is about average for this time of year here.
Monday the 15th afternoon gives us a glassy surface with the wind turning light from the WSW, but the swell is still only 0.7 ft with a period of 9 seconds and wave energy of 7. You might see a tiny ripple, but that's it. Wednesday the 16th shows a brief pulse of 3 ft from the WNW, period 7 seconds (short period, poor shape), with onshore wind. The energy climbs to 65, but it's still a sloppy, weak mess.
Thursday the 17th morning even bumps up to 3 ft from the SSW, period a disastrous 5 seconds, and onshore wind. The energy hits 119 – moderate in number but dog-ugly in reality. For a point/river setup like La Yerbabuena, that short-period, onshore slop is a write-off. Everything after that drops back to tiny, insignificant swell (0.3 ft to 2 ft) with cross-off winds and weak energy readings in the single digits or low teens.
The best of a very bad bunch is possibly Wednesday 16th afternoon or Thursday 17th morning, but honestly, neither is a stand-out. The swell is too small, the periods are too short, and the wind is onshore or cross-off. For a break that’s described as "inconsistent" anyway, this is a normal, hardcore dry spell. Forget the bigger swells further out – they’re all tiny with no punch. The only positive is the wind is often cross-off or offshore, keeping the water clean, but with no swell, clean water is just a flat lake.
If you’re desperate, you could sit and watch the ocean, but don't expect to get wet. It’s a write-off, mate.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sat night, light winds from the E by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
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 kJ | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 87 | 73 | 44 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 32 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:51PM2.28m | 5:11AM2.09m | 5:27PM2.19m | 5:45AM2.03m | 6:03PM2.06m | 6:19AM1.92m | 6:38PM1.89m | 6:53AM1.79m | 7:15PM1.71m | 7:31AM1.64m | 7:59PM1.53m | 8:19AM1.49m | 9:00PM1.38m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:00PM-0.01m | 11:08AM0.04m | 11:32PM0.08m | 11:42AM0.12m | 00:03AM0.20m | 12:16PM0.24m | 00:35AM0.35m | 12:52PM0.38m | 1:09AM0.51m | 1:32PM0.54m | 1:50AM0.67m | 2:25PM0.69m | 2:50AM0.80m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — |
 | 8:36 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 87 | 73 | 36 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 32 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | W 16 | W 15 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 15 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 11 | 39 | 39 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 6 |
| kJ | 399 | 623 | 786 | 700 | 554 | 335 | 325 | 180 | 30 | 22 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 44 | 12 | — | 9 | 46 | 212 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 103 | 156 | 86 | 103 | 78 | 156 | 93 | 86 | 274 | 731 | 224 | 525 | 759 | 115 | 200 | 603 | 45 | 78 | 78 |
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