La Zenia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Ah, mate, it’s a tough one. I’ve looked over the next 16 days for La Zenia, and I’ve got to be straight with you – there’s not a single good surf option in that whole window. The swell just doesn’t line up with the wind, and the break itself is an inconsistent reef that only works for advanced surfers, so it’s a real bummer.

Let’s start from Saturday the 18th of July. The morning’s glassy, but no swell at all – combined energy zero. That afternoon a tiny 1.0ft easterly shows up, but it’s cross‑onshore and choppy. Sunday the 19th? A mere 0.7ft from the ESE, morning winds are light cross‑off so it’s clean, but the swell is pathetic, energy just 2. Monday the 20th morning is flat again, then a 1.0ft south‑southeast swell in the afternoon with a moderate cross‑onshore chop. Tuesday the 21st stays tiny – 0.7ft south, clean morning, but again, barely a ripple. Wednesday the 22nd sees a 1ft north‑easterly with light cross‑shore wind, energy 3 – still poor. Thursday the 23rd, a 0.7ft ESE swell, clean morning, but the period is short and the energy is only 3. The pattern just keeps repeating: small, weak swells, and winds that are often cross‑onshore or onshore. Even on Saturday the 25th, when the morning goes glassy with a 1.0ft NE swell and a period of 8 seconds, the energy is only 15 – poor surf conditions. The 27th of July has a glassy morning with a 1.0ft easterly, period 4 seconds, energy 7 – still no good. The only real ‘blip’ comes on the 29th of July Wednesday morning: a 4ft ESE swell, period 6 seconds, combined energy 110 (moderate), but the wind is cross‑shore and choppy, so it’s still rated poor. The afternoon picks up to 4ft, energy 128, but again cross‑onshore and messy. The 30th has a 3ft easterly, energy 50, but cross‑onshore wind. The 31st? A 1ft east swell, clean morning, but energy a measly 10. And the first of August brings a 3ft ENE swell Saturday morning, clean, but energy only 20. The final day, Sunday the 2nd of August, shows a 5ft ENE swell with period 6 seconds, energy 156 – that’s the biggest combined energy of the whole period, but the wind is cross‑shore and the conditions are still poor. The swell direction is close to the optimum east, but the wind and the short period (6 seconds) kill it.

So, every day from July 18 through to August 2, it’s poor surf. The break is inconsistent and rarely works, so this kind of blank run isn’t a huge surprise. If you’re desperate, you could paddle out on a clean morning with a tiny swell, but it’s not going to give you anything to write home about. The forecasts can change, but for now, I’d leave the board at home.

Rusty

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