Las Piscinas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at the upcoming swell window for our local region.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this 16-day stretch looks like a test of patience. We're looking at a long, dry spell for the most part. The first real chance of anything decent doesn't show up until Saturday the 19th of September, and even then, it's only just pushing into the "questionable" zone. Before that, from now all the way through Friday the 18th, it's pretty much a write-off. The wind is mostly onshore and the swell is either too small or too junky to get excited about. We're talking about a full week of flat to poor conditions.

So, the window of opportunity really opens on the 19th. The morning of Saturday the 19th sees the combined swell energy climb to a moderate 545, with an onshore breeze from the NNE at 9 mph. The swell is a bumpy 6 ft from the north at 9 seconds. It's a bit of a mess, but it's the first pulse we've had. The afternoon is similar, just cross-onshore.

Sunday the 20th of September is actually the pick of the first week. The morning brings a slight drop in height to 4 ft from the north, but the wind goes almost glassy at just 3 mph from the NE. With that light breeze, the surface should be pretty clean. The combined energy is still moderate at 469. This is the one true standout in this first half of the forecast. Las Piscinas is a consistent reef break, and while it’s often crowded, this might be the morning to score it with some clean little lines.

The rest of that week fades back into small, weak energy. We see some longer-period pulses from the NNW around the 22nd and 23rd, but the swell heights are tiny, barely cracking 3 ft. It’s a case of lots of energy in the water but no real push to make a wave. The wind stays light and cross-onshore or onshore, keeping the quality poor.

Looking out into the second week, we get a nod from the forecast for two mornings. On Thursday the 24th of September, the swell picks back up to 3 ft from the NNW with a very long 14-second period. Combined energy is moderate at 496, and with a 3 mph breeze from the NE, the surface should be clean. It's a marginal call, but that long-period groundswell could peel nicely down the reef if the tide plays ball. Then on Tuesday the 29th of September, we see another pulse jump up to 7 ft from the north at 10 seconds. That's in the "marginal" category and the wind is onshore at 9 mph, so it'll be lumpy. At that size, it's probably only for the more experienced crew out there.

Overall, this isn't a classic run. The best bet is to pencil in Sunday morning the 20th for a clean, small-wave session. The long-range possibilities on the 24th and 29th are there, but they're a long way out so treat 'em with a pinch of salt. We might get lucky, but the forecast is what it is.

Rusty.

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