Las Piscinas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' over the next couple of weeks for Las Piscinas.

To be straight with you, this forecast is a tough one. For a reef that's normally exposed and consistent, we're looking at a long stretch of "poor surf conditions" day after day. The first shot of anything rideable doesn't show up until Monday, the 24th of August, and even that is a marginal call. Before that, from now through to Sunday the 23rd, it's a write-off – small, choppy, onshore slop with cross-offshore winds messing up the surface. Not a wave worth paddling for.

The standout – and I use that term loosely here – is the Monday the 24th session. It's the only time the score even gets to a "1". That morning we see a jump in energy. The combined swell energy hits a moderate 768, with a 5-foot groundswell from the NNW rolling in at a solid long period of 12 seconds. That period is a beauty for a reef like Las Piscinas, giving the waves some punch and shape. The wind is a light breeze from the N, blowing straight offshore, so the face should be clean and lined up. It'll be a proper session for the experienced surfer, not one for the beginners given the size. The water is feeling a touch warmer than normal at 76°, which is nice on the skin. This window on the Monday morning is your only real chance in the whole 16-day window, so if you want a wave, that's your sunrise alarm call.

After that, it fades back into mediocrity. There are pulses of size – like the 6-foot and 6-foot cross-onhore slop at the end of August and into early September – but the wind just never plays ball. It's mostly a moderate or fresh breeze from the NNE or NE, either onshore or cross-onshore, leaving the waves lumpy and chopped. By the time we get to Saturday the 29th of August, the energy spikes to a massive 1258 (very strong) with a 5-foot NNW groundswell and a 13-second period, which sounds incredible, but with a fresh cross-onshore breeze, it's going to be a messy, blown-out beast. This would be more of a kite surfer's playground than a paddle surfer's dream. The pattern holds right through to the start of September with continued cross-onshore winds and inconsistent, short-period junk.

So, in short: there is one standout session on Monday the 24th of August morning. Nail it or spend the rest of the fortnight watching the waves get destroyed by the wind.

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