Latigo Canyon Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s see what Latigo Canyon has cookin’ for the next couple weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta tell you, this is a tough stretch. Over the next 16 days, this spot is pretty much sleepin’. The water’s sitting warm at 22°C, which is a full 4°C warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s a big anomaly, feels like bath water. But the waves? They’re mostly a no-show.

We start Tuesday, September 8th, with a little 3ft swell out of the SSW at 11 seconds. The combined energy is moderate (457), but a cross wind from the West at 6 mph is blowing across the face, making it messy. It’s just a marginal setup. Tuesday afternoon dips to 3ft, and while the wind swings WNW to 12 mph and goes cross-offshore, cleaning the surface up, it’s still pretty weak.

Wednesday the 9th, we’re down to 2ft to 2ft. The periods get long – up to 17 seconds – hinting at groundswell from deep water, but for a point that needs size from the SW, this is just too small to push through. Light winds in the afternoon make it look glassy, but there’s no push.

Thursday the 10th gives a little nudge back to 3ft, again from the SW with a 17-second period. Combined energy hits 478, but the morning has a light cross-onshore breeze messin’ with the surface. The afternoon goes light and cross-shore – better, but still tiny and weak. It’s marginal all the way.

From Friday the 11th through Monday the 14th of September, it turns grim. Swell stays under 3ft, periods are long, and the energy plunges, hitting as low as 112 on Sunday. Winds are either onshore or cross-onshore for most of it. Monday afternoon teases a 3ft wave from the West, but it’s only 9 seconds – short period, no grunt.

The second week, from September 15th onward, doesn’t get any kinder. Swell heights rarely top 2ft, and while the periods are often long (15 to 19 seconds), the size is just not there. Combined energy sits in the low to mid 200s and 300s – still in that moderate zone, but the quality is never there. Winds stay light but are often blowing from the wrong direction or onshore. There’s an afternoon here or there, like Thursday the 17th with a 2ft, 19-second swell and 12 mph WNW winds making it clean, but you’d be huntin’ for a ride.

Across this whole 16-day window, there’s not a single standout day. No big swell, no perfect wind, no fired-up point. Latigo Canyon needs a decent SW swell and offshore breeze to get good, and it’s just not happenin’. If you’re itchin’ to get wet, keep your expectations low.

Rusty.

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