Las Piscinas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s have a look. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty average for Las Piscinas, to be honest. We’ve got a lot of junky, short-period windswell to sift through before we see anything with a bit of soul. Water temp is right around 75°, which is about normal for this time of year, so nothing crazy there.

It’s a rough start though. Right off the bat, Wednesday the 9th and Thursday the 10th are pretty much a write-off. The swell’s coming in around 5 ft to 5 ft, but it’s a weak, short-period 7-second thing, and the wind is cross-onshore. It’s going to be lumpy, bumpy, and not much fun. The combined energy is weak to moderate at best (300 on Wednesday morning). You’d be fighting a messy, wind-blown surface for not much reward.

We get a slight bump in size on Saturday the 12th, with 6 ft to 7 ft on the face. The period gets a little better, up to 8 seconds, but it’s still short and the wind stays onshore. There’s moderate energy in the water (539 on Saturday afternoon), but it’s not going to be clean. Still a pass for me.

Things start to look a little more interesting on Monday the 14th. The swell drops right off to a clean 2 ft, but the direction switches to the NNW with a much longer 13-second period. The wind goes glassy in the morning and cross-offshore in the afternoon. That’s the standout window in this stretch. It’s small, but the quality will be there. This is the one time when the reef at Las Piscinas will actually look proper—a clean, lined-up wave. The energy is moderate (267), and even though it’s small, that long period will make it fun on a longboard.

After that little tease, Tuesday the 15th and Wednesday the 16th are back to junk. The period drops back down to 6-7 seconds and the wind goes onshore again. We’re back to 3 ft of weak, crumbly mush. Not worth getting wet for unless you’re desperate.

The following week, from the 17th through the 24th, is looking pretty bleak. The swell stays small and weak, with the period stuck in the 5 to 8 second range. Winds are mostly onshore or cross-onshore. The energy is weak to low-moderate, with a lot of readings under 200. There’s a slight uptick in period to 10 seconds around the 21st and 22nd, but the swell size is still only around 3 ft to 4 ft and the wind is still messing it up. It’s just one of those stretches where the surf is mostly close-outs and bump. Not a lot of hope out there, to be honest.

So, grab your longboard for Monday the 14th. That’s the pick. It won’t be big, but it’ll be the cleanest, most enjoyable surf of the forecast. The rest? Maybe get some maintenance done on your gear.

Rusty.

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