La Yerbabuena Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, checking in from the Pacific coast. Let me tell you, it’s a tough outlook for the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a solid 16-day window, but honest to God, the surf is just not showing up. The swell is tiny, the wind is messy, and it’s one of those stretches where the ocean just doesn’t want to cooperate.

Right now, through the end of July, we’re looking at a real flat spell. The swell coming in is barely scraping 3 ft, mostly out of the west-northwest with a short, weak period of 6 seconds. The combined energy is pitiful, sitting in the low double digits most days (35 to 71). That's the kind of weak, choppy stuff that just makes you want to stay on the beach. The wind is almost always cross-onshore, and the sea state is rough and messy. For a break like La Yerbabuena, a point and river setup that faces southwest, it’s just not getting any clean lines. The water temp is a mild 73°, which is about average for the time of year, but that’s about the only thing that’s normal.

The one tiny glimmer in this whole forecast comes on the morning of Friday, the 24th of July. The wind drops to nothing – glassy conditions – and the swell holds at 3 ft from the WNW. The surf will be small and surfable, but honestly, it's a pretty ordinary wave. The swell is still that short, weak windswell, so it’s not going to have any push or shape. It’s a maybe-make-the-best-of-it kind of morning, not a standout.

After that, it’s back to the same old story. The wind picks up again, the swell stays tiny. We do have a bit of a bump in wave energy on the morning of Monday, the 27th of July, with the combined energy hitting 117, but the swell is still only 4 ft and the wind is a moderate cross-onshore. It’s going to be a chop-fest.

The real kicker is that the spot is *inconsistent* to begin with, so a blank run like this isn't entirely surprising for the area. The only upside is on the very last day, Friday, the 31st of July, when the wind swings to a strong 25 mph easterly, which is cross-offshore and will clean the surface up. But the swell is still tiny at 3 ft, and the combined energy is still weak (97). It’s clean, but it’s still a flat day.

Honestly, there’s no standout here. No peak. No session to get excited about. For the next 16 days, the best advice is to check the forecast again in a week. It tends not to stay this poor for long, but right now, it’s a real bummer.

Rusty.

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