Las Piscinas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – right now, it’s a tough stretch if you’re thinking about paddling out at Las Piscinas. The whole 16-day window is a bit of a bust, unfortunately. There’s not a single day where the stars align for a proper session, so I’ll walk you through it.

We start off with Monday morning, August 3rd. It’s clear skies, but we’ve got wind coming from the NNE at 9 mph, blowing onshore. The swell is a weak 4 ft from the NNE, with a short period of just 7 seconds. The combined energy is weak (209). It’s just poor surf conditions, and that’s the story for the whole first week.

The wind sticks around from the north or north-northeast, mostly onshore, and the swell is a messy mix of short-period, wind-driven junk. By Wednesday the 5th, the swell bumps up to 6 ft, but it’s still that short 7-second period, and the energy is only moderate (311). It’s cross-onshore and choppy, so it’s not going to be any fun. Thursday the 6th shows a bit more size at 7 ft, but the wind is still onshore, and the period is terrible. It’s just a washing machine out there.

We get a slight shift around Sunday the 9th, with the swell dropping to 3 ft, but the period stretching to 10 seconds. That’s a pulse of longer-period groundswell, but it’s tiny and the wind is still onshore from the north at 12 mph. The energy is moderate (263), but there’s just not enough push.

The whole second week, from August 10th through the 18th, is more of the same. The swell hangs around 4 ft to 6 ft, always from the NNE, with periods that rarely get above 8 seconds. The wind swings from the north to the north-northwest, but it’s always onshore. The combined energy stays in the moderate range (200–400), but it’s all wind-slop. The wave comment is “poor surf conditions” for every single time slot.

There’s simply no good option here. For a break like Las Piscinas, which is a consistent reef that needs a clean north swell, it’s just not happening. The conditions are blown out, the swell is short-period and messy, and the wind is never right. Honestly, this is a stretch where you’d be better off finding something else to do. If you’re desperate, maybe a kite would be more interesting than a paddle board in this chop, but for a surf, it’s a no-go.

Rusty, signing off.

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