Aiguaoliva Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s cookin’ at Aiguaoliva over the next couple of weeks. Straight up, this is a tough stretch of forecasts. We’ve got a long gap of weak, mostly unridable conditions ahead, so don’t hold your breath.

The entire 16-day window is dominated by tiny, short-period windswell, if you can even call it that. Combined wave energy readings are almost all in the single digits to low double digits (2 to 59), which is very weak. Most days, the swell height is barely a ripple at 0.3ft to 2ft, with periods stuck between 4 and 7 seconds – that’s just wind chop, not real surf. The water here is sitting at a balmy 86°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, something like 7° above average. That’s pretty wild for surfers who are used to the usual temps.

Let’s break it down from the start. From Sunday, August 16th right through to Wednesday, August 27th, there’s barely a bump worth paddling for. The morning of August 16th is glassy with clear skies and a NNW breeze at 3 mph, but there is literally zero swell – combined energy of 0. That pattern of tiny waves and poor conditions haunts us for days. The only slight glimmer in this first week comes on Tuesday, August 26th: a morning with a clean 1ft of swell from the ENE (5-second period) and a glassy cross-offshore NW wind at 9 mph. Still, with combined energy of only 15, you’re not catching much.

Now, if you’re desperate for the cleanest windows, look at the tail end of the forecast. On Thursday, August 28th, the morning has 2ft from the SE (5-second period), light N wind at 3 mph, and a combined energy of 16. Still tiny, but at least it’s glassy and clean. The best showing, if you can call it that, pops on the afternoon of Saturday, August 29th: 2ft from the SSE (5-second period) with a combined energy of 32. That’s the highest energy in the whole period, but the onshore SE breeze at 9 mph will chop it up.

Bottom line: there are no standouts here. Aiguaoliva rarely breaks anyway, and this 16-day stretch proves it. The only hint of a recommendation would be that Saturday, August 29th afternoon, if you’re a total beginner just wanting to bob around in clean-ish water. But honestly, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The waves are small, the winds are light to moderate, and the swell direction doesn’t match the optimum ENE. It’s a blank run that’s pretty normal for this spot.

Keep an eye on the forecasts, but for now, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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