La Yerbabuena Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for La Yerbabuena over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this stretch of forecasts is a bit of a bummer. We're looking at a solid 16-day run with no real standout sessions, and most days the surf is just too small, messy, or sloppy to get excited about. The whole period is basically one long gap with no real recommendations.

The water temp is sitting at about 73°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Looking at the first few days, starting Tuesday the 25th, we've got a tiny 3 ft swell from the west with a weak 8-second period, but the wind is a cross-on at 12 mph, making it choppy and poor. The combined energy is a measly 83 (weak). Wednesday and Thursday don't offer much hope either – small, cross-on, poor conditions. On Friday the 28th morning, the wind turns cross-off from the NNW at 12 mph, cleaning things up a bit, but the swell is still only 3 ft from the WNW with a period of 8 seconds and energy at 113 (moderate). It's clean, but the size is just too small for a proper session.

The weekend of the 29th and 30th sees the wind swing offshore from the east, giving us glassy conditions on Sunday afternoon with a 1 ft swell from the WNW and a period of 7 seconds, combined energy just 16 (weak). It's pretty, but you're not going to catch much.

As we head into the first week of September, the trend continues. There are some clean, glassy moments on the 2nd and 3rd of September, with light winds and tiny swells (1 ft to 3 ft). The energy is weak, rarely cracking 50. The 4th of September shows a slight bump to 3 ft from the WNW, but the wind goes cross and then cross-on, making it choppy again.

Now, the end of the run on the 7th, 8th, and 9th of September is a bit of a tease. We see a very long-period swell from the WNW, with periods jumping up to 14, 16, 17, and even 19 seconds. This is proper groundswell energy. The combined energy on the 8th of September Tuesday morning is 100 (moderate) and the afternoon is 118 (moderate), with clean offshore winds from the east at 12 to 15 mph. The problem is the swell height is only 1.0 ft to 2 ft. That long period, though, means the waves will be super clean, lined up, but they'll be tiny. The 9th of September Wednesday morning has a 2 ft swell with a 13-second period, clean east wind, but now the wind is up to 25 mph. That's a strong breeze, and for a 2 ft wave, it's just going to blow the top off the little things. La Yerbabuena is a point break, so it might handle the long period better than a beach, but with that size, it's going to be a skimboard session at best.

So, to wrap it up: there's nothing worth paddling out for in the next 16 days. It's a flat, quiet spell. The only glimmer of hope is that clean, long-period swell in the second week of September, but it's just too small to ride. Keep an eye on the charts though, it never stays flat forever.

Rusty.

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