Las Piscinas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s see what’s on the menu for Las Piscinas. I gotta say, it’s a pretty bleak outlook for the next couple of weeks. This reef break is consistent, but the wind is gonna wreck it for a long, long time. We’re staring at 13 straight days of poor surf, from August 1st right through to the 13th. It’s just onshore and cross-onshore wind, mostly from the north and north-northeast, blowing straight into the break and making everything choppy and ugly. The swell is there – a persistent NNE swell – but it’s short-period windswell, mostly 6 to 7 seconds, so the waves are weak and messy. The combined swell energy starts moderate around 167 (weak energy) and climbs into the 200s and 300s, but it’s all for nothing with the wind. The water is a nice 74°, which is about normal for this time of year, but you won’t be feeling it. For a spot that likes a north swell, the wind direction is just a total bummer.

The only real flicker of hope comes on August 14th – a Friday. The swell finally pushes up to 7ft out of the NNE, and the energy jumps to 559 (moderate). The morning is still a dud, but the afternoon sees a light breeze from the NNE, just a *light cross-onshore* with small wind ripples. It’s still not clean, but it’s the first time we get a “marginal” label instead of a total “poor” one. Then Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th look a little better on paper, with 7ft NNE swell and 8-second periods, and clean offshore winds on Saturday morning from the NNW. The energy is really pumping up to 627 (strong wave energy). But here’s the thing – the period is still short (8 seconds), and the winds go back to cross-onshore by Sunday afternoon. This is a reef break, and with that much swell and a short, jumbled period, it’s going to be a messy, powerful dump. It’s honestly looking more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer on those days.

So, the only real standout, if you can call it that, is the early morning of Saturday the 15th of August. That 7ft NNE swell with clean offshore winds from the NNW could offer a few decent, lined-up waves for the experienced surfers. But it’s a long way off, and the forecast is uncertain. For the rest of this stretch, I’d keep the board in the bag and wait for the next storm to pass.

Rusty.

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