Las Piscinas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with you – the outlook for the next couple of weeks is a tough one. We’re looking at a long, dry spell with no real quality surf on the cards for a while.

We’re starting off with a blank run. From Thursday the 27th of August right through to the end of the first week of September, the conditions are just grim. The wind is a constant problem – mostly a moderate to fresh cross-onshore breeze from the NNE, or just a straight onshore wind. That’s keeping the surface chopped up and messy. The swell is there, but it’s short-period, wind-affected stuff, and the energy is weak. For example, on Thursday morning the 27th, we’ve got 3 ft of swell from the NNE with a period of 8 seconds, and the combined energy is a measly 100. It’s poor, and it stays poor. The energy builds a little through the weekend, hitting 744 on the Saturday morning the 29th, but that’s still a moderate energy level, and it’s all cross-on and lumpy. We’re talking about a full week of frustrating, sub-par surf.

The waves aren’t any better for the first few days of September. The wind turns more onshore, but the swell is still short-period and weak. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so no excuses there.

Then, finally, around Friday the 4th of September, we get a tiny glimmer. The morning shows a marginal rating – a 1 out of 10 – with light NNW winds and a cross-on breeze. The swell is 4 ft from the NNE, period 8 seconds, and the energy is 214. It’s not good, just a "marginal" call, but it’s the first hint of anything that isn’t just a flat-out "poor" rating. The rest of that day and the weekend are still poor, though.

The only real standout happens on Sunday the 6th of September morning. It’s still a poor rating, but the swell period jumps to 14 seconds, a proper long-period groundswell, from the north. The swell height is only 2 ft, but the energy is 172. It’s a tease, a glimpse of what could be, but it’s just too small. The rest of the second week is more of the same: short-period, onshore wind, and poor surf.

The pick of the whole 16-day window is a tough call, but for the sheer fact that it’s the only thing that gets close to rideable, I’d say the morning of Friday the 4th of September at Las Piscinas is the best bet. It’s a reef break, consistent, and it’s exposed to the north, which is the optimum swell direction. The wind is light and cross-on, and the swell is 4 ft from the NNE. Just don’t expect much. The crowds are often there, so you might have some company.

That’s the long and short of it. A pretty grim run until mid-September, with just a whisper of hope in the first week of September. Keep your eyes on the charts, but for now, maybe take up a new hobby.

Rusty.

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