Las Piscinas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. We’re looking at a stretch that’s gonna test your patience. We’ve only got one spot on the menu for the whole 16-day run, Las Piscinas, and honestly, it’s a tough watch.

The overall pattern is a long, drawn-out period of persistent onshore and cross-onshore wind from the north and north-northeast. There’s some swell energy coming through, but it's badly aligned with the optimum northerly direction this reef needs. The wind is just eating it up, leaving us with nothing but choppy, poor surf conditions for the entire forecast. It’s a tough pill to swallow, but there are simply no good options here.

Let’s run through it. The first few days, starting Thursday the 27th of August, we’ve got small, weak swell around 3 ft to 4 ft from the NNE with a short, weak period. The wind is a moderate 15 mph cross-on or onshore, making a mess of things. The combined energy is low, barely over 100, and the surf quality is zero. This just keeps rolling through the end of the month. By Friday the 28th, the swell bumps up a bit to 6 ft–6 ft, and the combined energy climbs into a moderate range (213 to 405), but the wind is still cross-on from the NE at 15 mph. It’s bigger, but it’s junk.

We get a little bump in period on Saturday the 29th, with the swell going 5 ft–5 ft from the NNW and N, and the period stretches to 11 seconds. The combined energy jumps to a strong 744 (moderate-strong), which sounds promising, but the wind is still cross-on from the NE at 12 mph. The description is the same – poor surf. That long period groundswell might have been something at a point break, but with this wind direction, Las Piscinas is just messy.

From Sunday the 30th all the way through to the end of the first week, it’s the same story: swell heights bouncing between 4 ft and 7 ft, periods mostly short between 5 and 9 seconds, and a relentless onshore or cross-onshore wind. There’s a notable uptick in energy on the 2nd of September, with combined energy hitting 513 on the Wednesday afternoon for a 7 ft NNE swell, but again, the wind kills it. The water temp is a touch warmer than normal at 76°F, but you won’t care about that when you’re staring at a choppy mess.

Heading into the second week, from the 5th of September onward, the swell drops off a bit, sitting around 4 ft to 5 ft, and the winds ease slightly to 9-12 mph, but they remain consistently onshore from the NW, NNW, or N. The combined energy drops back into the 100s and low 200s, which is weak. By the 10th and 11th of September, the wind finally calms down to a light breeze of 3-6 mph, and the swell is small at 4 ft from the NNE. The wind state shows onshore, but with that light wind, it might finally be rideable, but the "poor surf conditions" label sticks. It’s still not recommended.

The tough truth is, there’s no standout here. Not a single session gets the nod. If you’re desperate, the lightest wind days at the very end of the run might offer something tiny and clean, but it’s a long wait for a very low probability. For now, this is a blank run. It’s normal for a spot this exposed to go quiet when the wind swings this way. Keep the board in the car and check back.

Rusty.

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