Adraga Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get into it. This is looking like a rough stretch for the ol' lineup, I gotta be honest with ya. We're looking at a solid 16 days where the surf is basically a no-go for most of it. There’s a big gap of poor conditions right from the start, and it’s not until the very end, over a week away, that we finally see a tiny glimmer of hope.

Right off the bat, from day one, it's a write-off. A north wind is howling, cross-onshore and choppy, just smashing up any swell that tries to roll in. And it stays that way. Day after day, we’ve got a stiff northerly breeze ruining what could be a half-decent pulse of swell. The wave energy is moderate, hitting numbers like 471 (on the 29th of August), but the quality is just poor—choppy, lumpy, and messy. This pattern locks in for days on end.

The middle of the second week isn't much better. On the 4th and 5th of September, the wind swings a little but it’s still onshore or cross-onshore. The swell period jumps up, hitting 14 seconds on the 4th, hinting at some groundswell, but the wind just won’t let it clean up. The water temp has been around 68°F, which is about normal for this time of year, not that it helps with this onshore slop.

Finally, lookin’ way down the line, on the 11th of September, there is a moment that gets my attention. Friday morning shows a 4ft swell from the WNW with a very long 15 second period. The combined energy is a solid 823 (strong). The wind is light, from the NNW, which is offshore for Adraga. That’s the cleanest window we see in the whole forecast, but the report calls it marginal due to tide conditions, so you’d have to really be on it. The swell is long-period groundswell, so those sets will be clean and powerful if the wind holds.

There’s one more flicker. On the 13th of September, Sunday morning, look at this: a glassy flat calm forecast. 2ft of swell from the NW with a 15 second period, and glassy wind from the north at 3 mph. It’s tiny, but if you’ve got a log and want the lineup to yourself, that is the only morning that is going to be truly clean.

But honestly, for nearly the entire 16 days, Adraga is just one long story of onshore wind blowing out whatever swell arrives. The overall setup is poor for paddle surfing; honestly, with the strong wind and consistent swell energy, the break looks way more interesting for a kite session than anything with a paddle. There is only one standout worth chasing: the morning of the 13th of September for the absolute clean, glassy conditions, even if the swell is small. The other long-range window on the 11th of September has the size and period, but it’s a risk.

Rusty.

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