Latigo Canyon Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what’s cooking for Latigo Canyon. I gotta be straight with you – it’s a pretty flat stretch ahead, so we’re gonna be patient. The first real glimmer of hope doesn't show up until later in the week.

The pattern is mostly small, weak SSW swells with light and variable winds, but the onshore and cross-onshore flow is going to keep things messy. The water temp is pretty average for this time of year, nothing weird going on.

So for the first week, from Sunday the 9th right through to Thursday the 13th, it's a write-off. We're looking at ankle to knee-high slop, mostly 2 ft to 2 ft. The energy is weak, between 200 and 308 (combined energy). The winds are light but onshore or cross-onshore, so it's just bumpy and uninviting. Don't bother paddling out.

Friday the 14th afternoon is where we finally see a pulse. The swell ticks up a notch to about 2 ft from the SSW, but the real story is the period – a solid 18 seconds. That's some nice groundswell energy starting to fill in, and the combined energy jumps to 512 (moderate wave energy). Even better, the wind goes cross-offshore from the WNW. That's gonna clean things right up. It's still small, but for a point break like Latigo Canyon, that long-period groundswell will wrap in nicely. It's a standout window if you've got a log or a fish.

Saturday morning the 15th is still looking decent. 3 ft from the SSW, period at 16 seconds, and light cross-offshore winds from the WNW. Combined energy is 450 (moderate). It’ll be clean again. This is your best bet of the whole outlook, right here. The swell direction (SSW) matches up nicely with what the break likes (SW). It's fairly consistent, and crowds are only sometimes an issue, so it's worth a look. After lunch, the wind shifts to a light cross-shore, and things get a bit bumpy.

Sunday the 16th is a step down. Swell bumps up to 4 ft, but the period drops and the wind goes cross-onshore, turning it into a lumpy mess by the afternoon. Not worth it.

Monday the 17th afternoon offers a small, clean window again with cross-offshore wind, but it’s only 2 ft with moderate energy (369). A smaller repeat of Friday.

From Tuesday the 18th all the way to the end of the outlook on Monday the 24th, it's a long stretch of nothing special. Small, weak swells (1 ft to 3 ft) and mostly poor conditions. There’s a little spike in energy on the 24th morning (414 combined energy) from a 2 ft, 18-second SSW swell, but the wind is cross-onshore, so don't get your hopes up.

Overall, the standout is Saturday morning the 15th. Friday afternoon the 14th is a close second. Everything else is a flat spell.

Rusty out.

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