Las Piscinas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’.

Well, to be straight with you, it’s a rough stretch ahead for Las Piscinas. The whole 16-day window is looking pretty grim, with no real standout sessions to get excited about. The problem is a persistent onshore wind that just won't let up, and it’s blowing right into the face of the swell. That means the waves are going to be chopped up and messy, with poor conditions the whole way through.

We’ve got a moderate wave energy pushing through – the numbers are solid, with the combined energy of all swells sitting around 470 (moderate) to start, and later climbing up near 900-970 (moderate to strong) around the 25th and 26th of July. Swell heights are hanging in the 6 ft to 8 ft range, coming from the NNE with a short, weak period of just 7 to 9 seconds. That’s wind swell, not groundswell. It’s all muscle and no finesse.

The water temp is sitting at 73°, which is about average for this time of year – no anomaly to speak of there.

The first bit of Monday morning, 20th of July, has a 16 mph wind from the NNE blowing straight onshore. That’s a killer. The wind stays onshore or cross-onshore for the entire forecast, with speeds between 12 mph and 19 mph. It’s a moderate to fresh breeze, so you’re looking at bumpy, wind-affected faces.

The swell picks up a bit towards the end of the week, hitting 8 ft on the 25th and 26th, but it’s still locked in with that nasty onshore wind. The combined energy is strong, near 900-960, but it’s wasted energy. At 8 ft, this is getting into expert-only territory, but with the wind howling, it’s not going to be a fun paddle-out for anyone.

The only break on the menu is Las Piscinas, a reef break that’s exposed to the swell. It’s a consistent spot, which is a shame because the consistency is just serving up poor conditions. The optimum swell direction is from the north, and we’re getting it from the north-northeast, so the angle is wrong, too. It’s not the direction the reef likes to see.

The whole thing is a write-off. There’s no window of clean surf, no day with offshore or light wind. This isn’t a spot that tends to stay poor for long, but right now, the forecast is locked in on a bad pattern. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, to be honest.

If you’re desperate, the 4th of August morning has the lightest wind of the whole period, at 9 mph, but it’s still onshore. The swell is a bit smaller at 5 ft. It’s not good, but it’s the least bad. Don’t expect much.

Rusty.

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