Las Piscinas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let's be real with you. Looking at the charts for Las Piscinas, it's a bit of a tough stretch ahead. We've got a solid run of surf on the way, but the wind is going to be our main nemesis for most of it.

Right off the bat, Friday the 21st and Saturday the 22nd are write-offs. There's some small, weak swell pushing in, but a moderate onshore breeze is going to have it all chopped up and messy. The energy is weak, reading around 143 to 182, and with those short 6 to 7 second periods, it'll be a frustrating paddle for nothing. Not worth your time.

Sunday the 23rd is where things get interesting, but it's still not going to be easy. We have a new swell starting to fill in from the NNW. That morning, the period is a bit longer at 10 seconds and the energy jumps to 269. The wind is lighter, a light onshore, but a *very* light cross-onshore is expected. It's going to be marginal and a bit lumpy, but there's a window. Then, Sunday afternoon, the real juice shows up. The swell from the NNW builds with a period stretching out to 14 seconds, and the energy jumps way up to 677. The breeze stays gentle from the N. It's going to be a building, long-period groundswell. This is a point break and a reef, so that long period is exactly what it wants. It gets a score of 1, but this is the true start of the run.

Now, Monday the 24th is when it starts to get real. The NNW groundswell fills in properly, hitting 6ft on the face with a 12-second period. The energy is strong, at 931. The morning looks best, with a light offshore N breeze. Clean conditions, decent size, and that long period is going to make Las Piscinas absolutely light up. This is a standout, and Monday morning is the pick of the first week. The water temp is a touch warmer than normal for late August, which is a nice bonus.

Tuesday the 25th holds onto the swell, still around 5ft, but the wind swings around to the NNE and gets a bit stronger, making the conditions less than perfect for the afternoon. Wednesday the 26th sees the swell back off to under 3ft, and that cross-onshore breeze is back, so it's poor.

The pattern shifts again on Thursday the 27th. The swell jumps back up, but it's a different animal. It's coming from the NNE with a much shorter period, around 6 seconds. That's just windswell. The energy is moderate, but with that short period and a moderate cross-onshore wind, it's going to be a lumpy, bumpy mess. We're back to poor conditions.

Friday the 28th is a serious day, but not for the right reasons. The wind is up, the swell is up to 8ft with a 9-second period, and it's all cross-onshore. The energy is very strong, topping out at over 1084. This is a lot of moving water, but with those winds, it's going to be a washing machine. This looks like more of a kite-surfing day than a paddle-surfing day. It's big and powerful, but it will be wild and unruly.

That big, messy groundswell hangs around for the first part of the following week. Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th are still seeing 8ft and 6ft of cross-onshore slop. The period drops to 8 seconds, and the energy stays strong. It's still going to be big and challenging. As we move into the second week, the swell slowly fades.

From Monday the 31st through Thursday the 3rd of September, we see the swell ease from 5ft down to 4ft, but the period shortens right up, and the wind stays on it. It's poor, weak, and messy. The energy drops off into the low hundreds, a sign of the system really winding down. The last couple of days, the 4th and 5th, are just tiny leftovers—under 3ft to 3ft of windswell with a 6-second period. Not anywhere near rideable at a spot like this.

So here's the bottom line: Sunday the 23rd is the beginning of a promising pulse, but Monday the 24th morning is the absolute standout—big clean groundswell, light offshore wind, and a punchy 12-second period. It'll be worth it. The following week, aside from a few big, windy days, doesn't offer much for the average surfer. The setup is more for the experts or the kiters. I'll be out there Monday morning.

Rusty, out.

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