Playa de Laga Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at what’s cooking for the next couple of weeks. We’re focusing on one spot, and honestly, it’s a bit of a mixed bag.

Overall, the pattern is small and unremarkable for the most part. There’s a bit of a gap at the start where there’s just nothing worth getting excited about. The first real sign of life won’t show up until Tuesday the 11th of August, and even then it’s tiny. We’ve got a long stretch of pretty ordinary conditions through the middle of the period, with a couple of brief windows. The standout moment, if you want to call it that, lands on Friday the 21st of August, and even that has a catch.

Let’s start with Tuesday the 11th. Playa de Laga has a tiny 2ft NW swell, but the wind is glassy in the morning. The water is a very unusual 75°, which is about 4° warmer than normal for this time of year, so that’s a nice surprise. The combined energy is weak (60), and the period is short at 8 seconds. It’s surfable, but only just. The afternoon goes cross-on and gets worse.

Wednesday the 12th is more of the same – another 2ft NW swell, glassy morning, but again, weak energy. The rest of that week and into the next is a write-off: tiny swells, onshore or cross-on winds, and poor conditions. Saturday the 15th sees a slightly bigger 3ft NNW swell in the afternoon with glassy wind, but the combined energy is moderate (115) and the period is short (7s). It’s still just “ordinary.”

Then we get a slight bump. Monday the 17th morning has a 4ft NW swell, glassy wind with moderate energy (125), but it’s a short period (7s). The afternoon jumps to 5ft but the wind goes cross-on and it gets messy.

Now, the one session that looks genuinely promising. Friday the 21st of August morning. We’ve got a 4ft NW swell, glassy wind, and the combined energy jumps to a solid moderate level (242). The period is 9 seconds, so it’s got a bit more shape than the earlier dribble. The swell direction matches the optimum for the spot (NW), and the conditions are glassy. This is your best bet, but it’s only the morning session – the afternoon turns onshore again.

Saturday the 22nd sees a bigger pulse of 5ft NW swell, but the wind is a moderate cross-onshore, making it choppy. The combined energy is very strong (673), but the quality is ruined by the wind. This is more of a kite-surfing setup than a good paddle session.

After that, the forecast drops back into small, ordinary, or windy conditions right through to Wednesday the 26th. There’s a tiny window on Monday the 24th with a clean 3ft NW swell from the ESE, but it’s still just “ordindary.”

So, to sum it up: don’t hold your breath. The only real standout is the morning of Friday the 21st of August at Playa de Laga. It’s a beginner-friendly size, clean, and the water is warmer than you’d expect. Get on it early because the gloss doesn’t last.

Rusty

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