Aiguaoliva Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for our local stretch.

Honestly, I’ve gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days are looking pretty bleak for a proper paddle. We’re talking about a long, drawn-out run of tiny, weak, and messy conditions. There are no real standouts, nothing that’s going to get the heart racing. We’ve got a solid gap of poor to no surf from the start, all the way through. The only break on the radar is Aiguaoliva, a reef setup that rarely breaks anyway, and it’s just not going to cooperate.

Starting off, Saturday the 1st of August, we’ve got a tiny 1.0ft swell from the SE, with a short period of 5 seconds. The combined energy is a paltry 4 (weak energy). The wind is a light cross-off in the morning, but the surf is just too puny and the quality is poor. The water is a very warm 82°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – a solid 4° anomaly, so you’ll be swimming in bathwater, but not surfing.

The pattern just repeats. Tiny 0.3ft to 1.0ft swells, all from the SE or E, with periods of 4 to 5 seconds. The combined energy rarely gets above single digits. There are a few glassy mornings, like Wednesday the 5th and again on Wednesday the 12th, but with swell heights of 0.7ft and 0.3ft respectively, it’s barely a ripple. You’d be better off with a stand-up paddleboard or a kite if the wind picks up, because for a surfboard, it’s a no-go. The wind is often onshore in the afternoons, chopping up what little is there.

We get a slight bump on Saturday the 8th of August, with the swell height hitting 1ft from the SSE, period 4 seconds, and the combined energy finally reaches 8. Still weak. Wind is cross-shore in the morning, but the surf is still classed as poor. The same happens again on Monday the 10th of August – 1ft from the ENE, period 5 seconds, energy of 11 (weak). There’s a little bit of shape potential from that ENE direction, which matches the optimum swell direction for the break, but the size is just too small to do anything with.

For the rest of the run, it’s a desert. Days with zero swell, and days with tiny 0.3ft to 0.7ft leftovers. The wind stays mostly light, with a few offshore mornings towards the end, like on Sunday the 16th of August when we get a clean 0.7ft from the ENE with a light offshore wind. But again, that’s nothing to ride.

So, the long and short of it is: this is a blank run for surfers. The area is prone to these quiet spells, and this is one of them. Don’t bother checking the buoys, just save your wax for another week. The forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a write-off.

Rusty.

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