La Zenia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a seat. It’s Rusty here, and I’ve got the lowdown on the surf for our stretch of coast. I’ve been staring at the charts, and if you’re looking for a wave to get excited about, you’re going to be staring at the horizon for a while and feeling a bit empty.

The next sixteen days are looking pretty flat, to be honest. There is surf out there, but the energy is just pathetic. The swell we are seeing is barely registering, and most of the time it's just not enough to push you around, let alone get a proper ride. The water is running warm, about 84° at the start, which is way above what we'd expect for this time of year, so the lack of surf is a bit of a trade-off with the pleasant swim.

We start off the 6th of August with absolutely nothing on offer. The ocean might look nice and clear, but it's a dead calm, not a wave to be found. Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th are the same story—any hint of swell is just a ripple. The combined energy is weak, with readings in the single digits and low teens, like 3 or 9. I’m not even going to get into peaky little line-ups because there are none. Through the first week, the waves are not breaking. We might see a small pulse of 1ft with a period of 5 seconds, but that is just wind chop. It’s not surf.

This flat spell is persistent. From the 9th to the 13th, it's still really small. The swell direction is from the ESE, which is not the optimum for a break like La Zenia (Costa Blanca). A clean morning here or there gives you false hope, but by the afternoon, the onshore sea breeze kicks in and chops it up.

The one faint, little blip on the radar is around the middle of the month, the 16th and 17th. We finally get a bit of energy, but it's still only 1ft from the ESE with a 5-second period. The morning of August 16th has some glassy conditions, and the 17th morning looks clean too, with a light offshore wind. But this is not a standout. It's just the least terrible looking surf on offer. The energy is weak, around 7 to 8. It's a long way from a proper swell.

Things go backwards again after that. The 19th brings clouds and some south swell in the afternoon, which is not doing us any favors. The 20th and 21st go back to dead flat, with nothing at all. The forecast models show no sign of any decent groundswell or even decent windswell. This is one of those long stretches where the ocean just forgets how to work.

Honestly, if you're a beginner, there's nothing here to even practice your pop-up on. It's flat. If you are a kite surfer, you might get some interest in the afternoons when the cross-onshore breeze picks up, but for paddle surfing, it's a blank run. The best I can say is that the mornings are often glassy, so the water is pretty, but there aren’t any waves to ride.

It’s a strange, quiet period, a full-on flat spell. It looks like we’re all going to be doing a lot of swimming. Forecasts can always change, but as it stands, you won't be missing much if you find another hobby for a couple of weeks.

Rusty.

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