Latigo Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Latigo Point has got cooking for us over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this isn't a red-letter period. We're going to be waiting a fair while before we see anything really worthwhile. The first week and a half is mostly a write-off for decent paddle surfing.

The water is sitting at a balmy 73° which is a whole 9° warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s seriously unusual, you’d think you were in the tropics.

We kick off on Friday the 11th of September with minimal surf. There's a weak 3 ft SW swell rolling in with a period of 16 seconds, which is a long period groundswell. The combined energy is only moderate at 322, but more importantly, the wind is on it and the conditions are labelled as poor. It’s not worth paddling out for. Saturday and Sunday are even smaller and weaker.

Look, through the whole of the next week the swell stays tiny, mostly 1 ft to 2 ft from the SW or SSW, with low energy numbers. A lot of onshore or cross-onshore breezes keep things messy. A quick heads up: around Saturday the 19th of September afternoon, things might perk up a little. The wind goes cross-offshore, cleaning up a 2 ft SW swell (18 sec period). The rating there says "expect good surf conditions", and it’s the first time that phrase shows up. It’s small, but clean. That’s the only real highlight in the first ten days.

Then we get to Monday the 21st of September. The morning is still a bit messy with marginal conditions on a 3 ft SW swell at 17 seconds and moderate energy of 402. But the real standout is the Monday afternoon. We’ve got that same 3 ft SW swell, combined energy jumps to 495, and the wind goes clean cross-offshore. That’s the best session on offer in the whole forecast window. It’s still not big, but for Latigo, that clean, lined-up groundswell will be the pick. Because it’s a point break, that long 17-second period should wrap in nicely, giving you some long, workable walls just after the crowds thin out.

After that, the energy drops off again into the following week, with Tuesday through Saturday the 26th looking small and mostly choppy again.

So here’s the takeaway: don’t bother with this week. Your one true chance for a clean, decent session is Monday the 21st of September afternoon. It’s still a week and a half away, so keep an eye on it, but that’s the one to circle. The rest is just small and onshore slop.

Rusty.

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