Las Piscinas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty, and I've been staring at the charts for your local stretch. Let's get straight into it.

This is a tough one to call, because the next 16 days are looking pretty grim for quality waves. The forecast is a long run of "poor surf conditions" with scores of zero, which is a real kick in the guts. We're looking at a solid 16 days with no real standout sessions, so you're better off finding something else to do.

Let's start with the water. For the first session on the 25th, the water temp is sitting at 76°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. That's a nice bit of comfort, but it's not going to salvage the surf.

The pattern is mostly a persistent northerly wind, which is a problem. For Las Piscinas, a reef break that's exposed to the north, that wind is either onshore or cross-onshore, and it's a moderate breeze for most of the days. This means choppy, messy conditions. The swell is small and weak, with combined energy values mostly in the low hundreds or even below 100, which is weak. You'll see tiny swell heights of 2 ft to 5 ft, and the period is short, between 4 and 11 seconds, so there's no real power behind it.

The exception is a bit of a pulse around the 4th of September. Friday morning, the swell is up to 7 ft from the NNE, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy hits 597 (moderate), which is the biggest spike in the whole run. But the wind is still a gentle cross-onshore from the NE, making it fairly choppy. The forecast still calls it "marginal," so it's not a goer. The afternoon is worse, with a moderate breeze and choppier conditions.

There's a long-period swell arriving on the 8th of September, with 3 ft from the NNW and a period of 12 seconds. The combined energy is 600 (moderate), but the wind is offshore from the N, which is a positive. But the swell is tiny, and it's still rated as poor. For a reef, a long-period swell can be a good thing, but not when it's that small.

Look, I'm not going to sugarcoat it. There's nothing here to get excited about. The wind is consistently in the wrong direction, and the swell is either too small, too short-period, or both. There's no standout session, no hidden gem. Just a long, flat spell with a few moments that are slightly less bad than the rest. Forget about the board for now.

Rusty

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