Lourdata or Lourdas Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – we’ve got a lean run ahead.

The overall pattern for the next 16 days is flat, or very close to it. There’s a long stretch with absolutely nothing to get excited about. We’re looking at a gap of several days with no real surf on offer right from the start. The first few days are a write-off, with tiny, weak, unrideable slop. Things don’t improve much, if at all, through the middle of the period. Near the very end, around the 20th and 21st of August, there’s a tiny pulse that shows a bit more action, but it’s nothing to write home about.

Looking at the only recommended spot, Lourdata or Lourdas Beach, it's an exposed beginner break but it's inconsistent, and it rarely fires. Don't expect any crowds given what's on offer. The water temp here is sitting at 81°, which is a touch warmer than normal (2° above average) – feels like a warm bath.

Alright, let’s break it down day by day. For Sunday the 9th, Monday the 10th, and Tuesday the 11th of August, there’s nothing but tiny ripples. The swell is a meager 0.7 ft to 1 ft from the WNW with a period of only 4 seconds – that’s just wind chop, not a real swell. Wave energy is virtually non-existent, reading just 2 or 3 (combined energy of all swells directed here). You'd be better off on a paddleboard or just floating.

Wednesday the 12th through to Saturday the 15th of August are completely flat. No swell at all. Zero energy. If you're desperate to get in the water, bring your snorkel. The same story rolls through Sunday the 16th, Monday the 17th, and Tuesday the 18th – nothing. It’s just glassy seas and no surf.

We finally see a tiny pulse on Wednesday the 19th of August with a small 0.7 ft WNW swell, but the period is still a dismal 4 seconds. The wave energy is still pitiful (1). The wind does turn glassy or clean in the mornings, but there’s just nothing to push.

The “best” we can offer, and I use that term loosely, comes on Thursday the 20th of August. The morning shows a 1 ft WSW swell, but still a weak 4-second period (energy 3). The wind is clean and cross-offshore out of the ENE, so it might be clean if you're on a longboard or a foil. The afternoon gets a slightly better 1 ft WNW swell with a period bumping to 5 seconds, giving us a wave energy of 7 – still tiny, but the biggest we see in the whole window. A light cross-shore won't help much.

Into Friday the 21st of August, we’re back to a pitiful 0.7 ft from the WNW with a 4-second period. After that, from Saturday the 22nd of August all the way to the end of the outlook on Monday the 24th, it goes completely flat again.

The truth is, for a spot like Lourdata that’s exposed to the SW, we’d need a proper groundswell to get anything going. With the swell direction coming from the opposite side (WNW/NW) and the periods this short, this setup looks more interesting for a light wind kite session than paddle surfing. It’s a rough run, but that’s how it goes sometimes. Forecasts can change, so don’t throw the board in the attic just yet.

Rusty.

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