La Bocana Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking at La Bocana.

Right off the bat, we’ve got a nice little run of clean mornings coming up, but don’t go expecting any huge, earth-shattering swell. This is a river mouth setup that’s inconsistent and exposed to SSW swell, so you need the stars to align. The water temp is sitting at 86° with an anomaly of 0.9°, so pretty much bang on average for this time of year – no surprises there.

It kicks off Tuesday the 18th with a modest 4ft of SSW swell at 14 seconds. That’s a solid groundswell period, meaning longer waits between sets but some nice, lined-up waves when they come. The morning is glassy with a 3 mph NW breeze, so the surface will be clean. The combined energy is 521 (moderate), so there’s some push there. This morning is the pick of the first few days – really pleasant, entry-level surf.

Wednesday the 19th sees the swell drop a touch to 3ft, still from the SSW at a long 15 seconds. Again, the morning is glassy with a light NNE wind. It’s clean but smaller. The afternoon turns onshore and cloudy, so get your session in before lunch.

Thursday the 20th and Friday the 21st keep the pattern going: mornings are glassy with tiny to no wind, swell hanging around 2ft to 3ft. The energy drops off a bit (383 and 249), so it’s small but clean. Fine for a longboard or a foiled, but not setting the world on fire.

Saturday the 22nd bumps back up to 3ft from the south, 11 seconds. Morning glass again. Sunday the 23rd and Monday the 24th see the swell dip back to 2ft-3ft but with some lovely long period (14-18 seconds). Those long period swells at a river mouth can be a bit tricky – they might stand up nice and walled or just roll through fat, depending on the tide.

Tuesday the 25th through Thursday the 27th is a slow taper to 1ft-2ft. The energy is weak (161-319). Honestly, it’s a bit of a flat spell there. Not worth getting excited about.

Now, here’s where we get a standout. Saturday the 29th of August morning. The swell jumps to 5ft from the SW, 16 seconds, with a 3 mph SE breeze delivering glassy conditions. The combined energy is a very strong 1140. That’s a serious jump. This is for experienced surfers – anything over 5ft at La Bocana can get a bit heavy, and this is right on the edge. The morning session looks excellent if you’ve got the skill.

Sunday the 30th is the top of the swell pulse: 5ft of SSW at 15 seconds, and the wind is dead calm – 0 mph from the SSE, glassy. The energy is 1208 – very strong. This is the best moment of the whole outlook. Clean, powerful, solid groundswell. It’s in the expert zone (over 5ft), so not one for the beginners. But if you’ve got the experience, this is *the* morning to be out.

Monday the 31st morning holds at 5ft, 14 seconds, again glassy with a calm WSW breeze. Still very good, but starting to ease back. From there, it drops through the first days of September into smaller, cleaner but unremarkable surf.

The real highlight is that Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th of August window – two mornings of proper, strong, glassy groundswell. Everything else is small but clean morning sessions for the patient surfer.

Rusty

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