Las Monjas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, grab a coffee, let’s have a proper look at this stretch. It’s a bit of a test of patience coming up, to be honest. Over the entire 16-day window from Monday the 6th of July, right the way through to Tuesday the 21st of July, every single session comes in as poor surf conditions. That’s a long, solid block of “no thanks”. The problem is a persistent cross-onshore northerly wind that just won’t let up, keeping the surface choppy and messy. There’s no standout, no hidden gem here. It’s just a long haul of onshore slop. The best you could hope for is maybe Wednesday the 8th, when the wind briefly turns onshore, but with swell at only 2ft and a short 4 to 5 second period, it’d be dribble. For a spot like Las Monjas, a beginner-friendly reef break that is very consistent, this is a real downer. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so no surprise there. The combined wave energy stays low for most of the first week, with values like 55 and 61, barely a blip. It does build later on, reaching moderate energy (179 to 209) but it’s all just messy. By the second week, from around Friday the 17th of July, the swell actually pushes up over 7ft (NNE, 7-8 seconds) and the combined energy climbs through the 300s up to a strong 626 on Monday the 20th, but with that persistent cross-onshore N wind at 16 mph, it’s just a wall of whitewater. A 7ft swell at a beach-and-reef setup with that kind of wind and period makes it far more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. Honestly, the entire run is a write-off for a good surf. It tends not to stay this poor for this long where this break sits, so forecasts could change, but as it stands, you’d be better off finding something else to do. No crowds to worry about here, because nobody in their right mind would paddle out.

Rusty

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