Surf Forecasts:
La Zenia surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period, SSW swell with 27 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for La Zenia this week:
The most powerful waves expected at La Zenia in the next 16 days are 0.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Zenia over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's chew the fat on what's coming for the La Zenia stretch.
Honestly, mate, it's a pretty grim picture. Scouring the next two weeks, there’s just nothing worth paddling out for. We're looking at a long, flat spell with no real quality on the table. The first proper chance of a wave doesn't show up until Thursday, August 4th, and that's a tiny 2ft south swell with weak energy. It's a fair wait.
For the bulk of the forecast – from right now through the first week of August – it's mostly tiny and poor. The little bumps from the ESE are around 1ft to 2ft with a short, weak period of 5 seconds. The wave energy is pathetic, often in the single digits or low teens. The wind is mixed; there are some glassy mornings, but it almost always gets chopped up by a decent onshore or cross-onshore breeze in the afternoon. The forecast is calling it "poor surf conditions" across the board. For a reef that needs a proper E swell to wake up, it's just not happening.
Even when the second week rolls around, it doesn't get much better. From about Tuesday, August 11th, the swell tries to nudge up to 3ft to 3ft from the ENE with moderate energy in the 40-80 range, but it's still riddled with problems. The period is short, only 4 to 6 seconds, and the wind stays persistently onshore or cross-onshore from the east, making it a choppy mess. There's a glassy morning on Thursday the 13th with a 3ft, 6-second ESE swell, but it's still just a weak, short-period wave with no punch. Given the constant onshore wind and small, weak swell, this setup honestly looks better for a kite surfer trying to get planing than a surfer looking for a proper wave.
So, the bottom line: there are no standout sessions here. It's a blank run for the 16-day window, which is pretty normal for the area when the swell windows aren't lining up. We need a bigger, longer-period ESE swell with some offshore wind to get this reef firing, and there's nothing like that in the cards.
Stay patient,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | S 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | S 4 | S 6 | SSE 5 | S 6 |
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 kJ | 22 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 8 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 2:48AM0.17m | 7:12PM0.12m | 7:11PM0.12m | 7:18PM0.12m | 7:31PM0.13m | 5:23AM0.14m | 7:40PM0.13m | 6:08AM0.12m | 8:01PM0.14m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03AM0.01m | 9:02PM0.12m | 11:29AM0.01m | 10:05PM0.12m | 11:53AM0.02m | 11:04PM0.11m | 12:15PM0.03m | 00:03AM0.10m | 12:34PM0.04m | 1:11AM0.10m | 12:51PM0.05m | 2:33AM0.09m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
 | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 31 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 6 | SW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 22 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 9 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | SW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | ESE 4 | — | — | SSE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | 13 | — | 3 | — | — | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 633 | 674 | 634 | 609 | 609 | 547 | 674 | 609 | 547 | 609 | 512 | 570 | 348 | 132 | 699 | 348 | 132 | 726 | 132 |
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