La Zenia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, I gotta be honest with you: it’s a grim stretch ahead. We’re looking at a solid 16-day window with not a single standout session on the cards. From now until the end of the period, the surf is just not cooperating. There are no good surf options in this forecast – every single time slot comes back as “poor surf conditions.” It’s a long, dry spell.

We’re talking about La Zenia, a reef setup that’s known for being inconsistent. It’s an advanced wave when it’s on, but for the next two weeks, you’d be wasting your time paddling out.

Let’s look at the first real attempt at something. Come Friday, September 11th, we get a tiny pulse of swell. The early morning has the best conditions you’ll see all period – a glassy 2 ft from the east with a short period of 6 seconds. The water is much warmer than normal for this time of year at 81°. But the combined swell energy is weak at 31, and the wave comment says it all. Still, if you absolutely had to, that Friday dawn patrol is your best bet, just don't expect much.

Through the weekend and into the following week, it’s a frustrating mix of tiny swells. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-shore from the east, chopping up what little bump there is. On the morning of Tuesday the 15th, we get a clean 0.7 ft from the ESE with a glassy cross-offshore wind, but there’s only 1 unit of energy behind it. Not surfable. Same deal on Wednesday the 16th – glassy again, but with a microscopic 0.7 ft.

By Saturday the 19th, the swell does bump up a little to 4 ft from the east, and the combined energy climbs to a moderate 110. But the wind is a moderate onshore breeze at 25 km/h, making it a choppy mess. It would be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing that afternoon.

Through the second week, it’s more of the same. A few clean mornings pop up, like Tuesday the 22nd with a clean 1 ft, and Thursday the 24th with a clean 2 ft, but the swell is tiny and the period is short. Nothing builds with any real quality.

Honestly, for this area, a blank run like this is a bit more normal. It tends not to stay this poor for long, and forecasts can change, but right now, there’s nothing to get excited about.

Rusty.

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