La Zenia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' on this stretch.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with ya – it's a flat spell that's gonna test your patience. Looking at La Zenia, this whole outlook is a dud, plain and simple. There’s no real surf to speak of for the next couple of weeks.

We start with the afternoon of the 27th, and it’s already a no-go. Tiny 2 ft wind swell from the east with a short, weak 5-second period gives a combined wave energy of just 15 – that’s practically zero. And the wind is on it from the east at 12 mph making it a choppy mess. It doesn't get any better as we roll into the 28th and 29th. The swell maybe bumps up to 3 ft, but it's all that weak east-southeast wind swell with a period of just 5 or 6 seconds. The energy figures are still pathetic, staying below 100, and the wind is either cross or cross-on. The only positive for the 28th and 29th mornings might be a lighter north-easterly breeze, but the swell is just too gutless to do anything with. The water temp on the 27th was a toasty 83°, which is a massive 6° warmer than usual – that’s very unusual for the time of year and tells you how stagnant this pattern is.

We get a day of glassy conditions on the morning of the 1st of August and again on the morning of the 2nd – wind is dead calm from the southwest and north respectively – but the swell is laughable. We’re talking 2 ft to 2 ft with 5-second periods and energy in the teens and single digits. Glassy conditions are wasted on flat water.

The rest of the first week and into the second is more of the same. Tiny pulses from the north-east and south that barely register. The 3rd of August morning sees a tiny, clean 0.7 ft from the east with offshore west wind, but it's ankle-high at best. By the 4th of August, we have a full day with zero swell and onshore wind. The 5th of August might show a slight bump of 3 ft from the north-east with 5-second period, giving a relatively higher energy of 65, but it’s still wind-chop. The 6th of August morning has a glassy 1 ft north-east swell with a period of 7 seconds, giving 29 in energy. It's the best of a bad bunch, but it's not worth paddling out for.

So, here’s the harsh truth: there are no standout days in this entire 16-day window. No break to highlight. This reef at La Zenia is inconsistent, and this forecast proves it. For a spot that’s usually exposed to easterly swell, we just aren’t getting the energy. With combined swell energy never breaking into three figures, it's just weak, disorganised wind swell every day. Because it's so small, the wave quality is poor for surfing – the only thing these onshore winds and small swell might be good for is a kite, but even then it’s marginal. Don't hold your breath; this is a proper blank run for the area, and it tends to stay poor until a proper swell arrives.

Rusty.

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