Latigo Canyon Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for Latigo Canyon.

Honestly, straight up, the outlook for the next couple of weeks is pretty flat. We’ve got a long, lean spell on our hands. The first real chance of anything rideable doesn’t show up until Sunday the 12th of July, which is a solid week and a half away. Before that, it’s a whole lot of small, weak swell and lousy wind. The energy is just not there, with combined swell readings barely scraping into the low hundreds for most days. It’s a tough stretch.

The only flicker of hope in this whole window lands on Sunday afternoon, the 12th of July. That’s the one session that’s worth keeping an eye on. The wind goes glassy, dead calm, and with that comes the promise of a clean, silky surface. The swell is tiny, only 2 ft from the SSW, but with a period around 14 seconds, there’s a bit of long-period soul in it. The wave energy reading is 228, which is still weak, but that glassy wind is a game-changer for getting a few clean, knee-to-waist high lines on the point. It won’t be pumping, but it’ll be the quietest, cleanest session of the whole forecast. The water temperature is sitting at 67 °F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so you won’t need a thick suit.

Outside of that Sunday afternoon window, it’s a bit of a write-off. The rest of the days have cross-onshore winds or choppy conditions, and the swell just doesn't have the guts. The breaks at Latigo Canyon are exposed to the SW, which is the right direction, but the size is rarely pushing over 3 ft, and the energy bounces around between 100 and 600, mostly staying low. Nothing is big enough to worry about for beginners, and nothing is clean enough to get excited about.

If you’re hanging for a wave, that Sunday afternoon is the one golden moment. Otherwise, it’s a waiting game. The good news is that when the wind drops like that, it doesn’t usually stay flat forever.

Rusty.

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