La Bocana Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line.

We’ve got a real consistent run of surf at La Bocana (Rio-Grande-La-Bocana) . The water’s running a touch warmer than normal at 86°, which is a nice surprise. The early mornings are where you want to be, with clean, glassy conditions and that long-period SSW groundswell doing the business. Wave energy is moderate to strong, reading 798 to 1583 — that’s some real push.

Sunday morning, July 5th is a beauty to start with. Glassy, 3ft of SSW swell with a 14-second period. The energy is solid (798). Small enough for a beginner to have a crack, but enough grunt for a fun session.

Now, pay attention to Tuesday morning, July 7th. This is the pick of the week. We’re talking 4ft of SSW swell with an 18-second period — proper long-range groundswell. Combined energy is a strong 1583, wind is dead calm, glassy. This is an excellent setup. The longer period means the waves will have plenty of shape, but they’ll be best on the point or the river mouth where they’ll really stand up. This one’s for the experienced surfers; that size and power will test you.

Wednesday morning, July 8th is another cracker: 5ft, 16 seconds from the SSW, energy at 1280, and dead calm. Again, expert territory, but the quality will be top shelf.

The afternoons are a bit of a bust — light cross-onshore breeze and questionable tides. Stick to the mornings. That pattern holds through the first week, with some really premium windows.

Then we hit a lull. Sunday afternoon, July 12th through Monday, July 13th get choppy with building wind. Not worth paddling out.

Tuesday morning, July 14th is small (3ft) and clean, but nothing to write home about.

From Wednesday, July 15th, the mornings are back on. Swell drops to the 3ft to 4ft range, with light or glassy winds. Friday morning, July 17th might have thunderstorms around, but the wind is glassy and there’s 4ft of SSW swell — could be fun if you don’t mind a bit of weather.

The second week tapers off. Saturday morning, July 18th is dead calm, 4ft SSW, a nice easy session. After that, the swell fades to 2ft to 3ft, with glassy mornings but no real standouts. The last mention for the second week is Thursday morning, July 16th — 3ft, 16-second SSW, glassy, clean. Good for a longboard when the sets roll through.

This spot is inconsistent, but when it’s on in the mornings, it’s really on. The river mouth setup handles the longer period swells well.

Best of the bunch: Tuesday, July 7th and Wednesday, July 8th for experienced surfers after proper, clean groundswell. Beginners can look at Sunday, July 5th, or the cleaner, smaller mornings in the second week, just keep an eye on the tides. Crowds are possible — this is a known spot, so don’t expect to have it to yourself.

Rusty.

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