La Ocho Surf Report & Ideal Conditions
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La Ocho is most often good on a 2–4 ft medium-period (8–16s) swell from the NE, with strong wind from the E, on a mid outgoing tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here.
| Ideal wave height | 2–4 ft |
| Ideal period | medium-period (8–16s) |
| Best swell direction | NE |
| Best wind | strong wind from the E |
| Best tide | mid & outgoing |
These best-conditions estimates come from real sessions LazySurfer users rated highly at this break — not an editorial guess (moderate-confidence read). In the app, LazySurfer's custom deep-learning model predicts your own 1–5★ rating at about 90% exact-match accuracy (97.6% within one star). How LazySurfer works →
Current conditions
Latest reading from the nearest NOAA buoys (UTC 2026-07-15 11:00 UTC). LazySurfer reads this same public NDBC data directly — no proprietary smoothing. New to buoy data? See how to read a NOAA buoy.
| Wave height | 2.0 ft |
| Dominant period | 6s |
| Swell direction | NE (53°) |
| Wave buoy | NDBC station 41121 (64 km away) |
| Wind | 5 kt from the SE — NDBC SJNP4 (3 km away) |
La Ocho 7-day surf forecast
Model wave & wind outlook for La Ocho from NOAA's GEFS-Wave model, refreshed daily. Heights are open-water swell (face heights at the break are typically larger).
| Day | Swell height | Period & direction | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Jul 15 | 3 ft | 6s E | 13 kt E |
| Thu Jul 16 | 3 ft | 6s ENE | 15 kt E |
| Fri Jul 17 | 3–4 ft | 6s ENE | 14 kt E |
| Sat Jul 18 | 3–4 ft | 6s ENE | 14 kt E |
| Sun Jul 19 | 4 ft | 7s ENE | 14 kt E |
| Mon Jul 20 | 4 ft | 7s ENE | 14 kt E |
| Tue Jul 21 | 3–4 ft | 6s ENE | 13 kt E |
Tide
Predicted tide for the next two days from NOAA station 9755371 (SAN JUAN), the nearest tide station (3 km away). Times local.
- 2026-06-06 01:02 — High 1.445 ft
- 2026-06-06 07:53 — Low 0.362 ft
- 2026-06-06 12:51 — High 0.771 ft
- 2026-06-06 18:46 — Low 0.192 ft
- 2026-06-07 01:37 — High 1.382 ft
- 2026-06-07 08:21 — Low 0.283 ft
Frequently asked
Is La Ocho good for surfing right now?
As of the latest buoy reading (2026-07-15 11:00 UTC), La Ocho is marginal: the live 0–2 ft short-period swell from the NE matches its ideal NE direction and is under its usual size, and the wind is light from the SE.
Where does LazySurfer's surf data for La Ocho come from?
LazySurfer reads public data directly from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center and the National Weather Service — the nearest NDBC wave buoy (station 41121) and the nearest NOAA tide station (SAN JUAN). The same raw readings NOAA publishes, with no proprietary smoothing.
What are the best surf conditions for La Ocho?
La Ocho is most often good on a 2–4 ft medium-period (8–16s) swell from the NE, with strong wind from the E, on a mid outgoing tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here.
Does LazySurfer predict whether La Ocho is good for me?
Yes. LazySurfer trains a custom deep-learning model — a PyTorch neural network with per-user embeddings, retrained weekly on real logged surf sessions from the LazySurfer community — to predict the 1-to-5 star rating you personally would give, rather than a single average rating for everyone.
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