La Yerbabuena Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for La Yerbabuena over the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with you right off the bat – it’s a tough stretch. We’ve got a big ol’ gap of nothing but flat, poor surf conditions staring us down for the first ten days or so.

For the first week, from Friday July 3rd right through to about Saturday July 11th, we’re lookin’ at barely a ripple. Swell is stuck at a pathetic 0.7ft coming out of the WNW with combined wave energy barely tickling the 8-14 mark. That’s weak, flat, and disappointing. The wind is mostly howling from the east at 28 to 31 mph, which is a near gale – not good for anything but stayin’ inside. It does get glassy on Tuesday afternoon July 7th, but with no swell, it’s still a total washout. Don't bother paddlin' out.

Things start to change ever so slightly into the second week. Monday July 13th finally sees a tiny bump to 2ft from the west, with combined energy around 38-43 (weak). The wind goes cross-off from the ESE, which cleans things up, but it’s still small and weak. The real glimmer comes later. Tuesday July 14th is probably the best lookin’ day in this whole outlook. Swell builds to 1ft but from the NW with a juicy 12-second period (groundswell). Combined energy hits 51-52 (still only moderate), but the real beauty is the wind. Tuesday afternoon is glassy, dead calm, with SE air at only 3 mph. That’s as clean as it gets for a point break like La Yerbabuena. The direction is good, the wind is perfect, but don’t expect any size – this is strictly a longboard or foiling kinda day.

From Wednesday July 15th onward, it’s back to small, weak swell with onshore or cross-onshore winds messing it up. The combo of weak wave energy and poor wind makes the whole setup more interesting for kite-surfing than a proper paddle session for most of the period.

So here’s the bottom line: If there’s one standout in this entire two-week snoozefest, it’s Tuesday July 14th at La Yerbabuena. The afternoon glass-off with that little NW groundswell is your only real window. The crowds? It says "often," so expect some company, because everyone will be sniffin’ out that same tiny glassy window. This spot is also listed as "inconsistent" and "rarely breaks" so the fact that it’s even showin’ up for one afternoon is notable. Keep your expectations low on size – it’s a 1ft wave – but the quality and clean conditions will be as good as it gets.

Water temp is a balmy 72° with a 1° anomaly, so about average for the time of year – nothin’ wacky.

That’s the story. A long, flat dry spell with one tiny, beautiful window. Don’t hold your breath on the rest.

Rusty.

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