Algajola Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s be honest, the next couple of weeks are going to test your patience. The surf is mostly flat, and when there is a pulse, the wind is going to wreck it. We’re looking at a long stretch of nothing before things get interesting.

That water’s sitting at a warm 82°, which is about 7° warmer than it should be for this time of year. That’s a huge anomaly, so you can get away with a spring suit, but that warmth isn’t helping the swell.

We’ve got a big gap of poor conditions from now through the rest of this week. The energy is weak, the swell is tiny, and the wind is mostly cross-shore or cross-on. Thursday the 27th has clean, glassy conditions in the morning, but with only 0.7ft of swell and a 5-second period, it’s a total non-event. Friday afternoon turns glassy on the 28th, but there’s zero swell. This is a waiting game.

The weekend offers no relief. Saturday the 29th picks up a little, but the wind gets fresh and cross-shore, making a mess of the 2ft to 4ft of weak, short-period swell. Sunday the 30th has slightly more size, up to 4ft, but it’s still cross-shore and choppy. The combined energy is moderate at 114, but it’s not surfable. Monday is back to tiny and onshore. This is a classic flat spell.

We finally see a little pulse of cleaner conditions on the 3rd of September, Thursday morning. It’s glassy, with 2ft of swell from the W at 6 seconds. It’s small, but at least it’s clean. Still, nothing to get excited about. The next few days stay small with light winds, but the swell is inconsistent and weak.

The first real glimmer of hope shows up on Tuesday the 8th of September. Morning brings clean conditions with 3ft of W swell, and the afternoon bumps up to a more interesting 4ft with a 7-second period. The energy jumps to 181, which is moderate. It’s still very ordinary, but it’s better than anything we’ve seen.

Then Wednesday the 9th of September looks like the best of the bunch. The morning is glassy with 5ft of W swell and a slightly longer 8-second period. The combined energy reads 258, feeling more substantial. This is the standout window – clean, glassy, and with a little push. If you’re going to get wet in this stretch, that’s the time.

After that, Thursday the 10th afternoon starts to build again, but the wind goes cross-shore and choppy with 4ft. Friday the 11th sees the swell jump to a solid 8ft, but the wind is strong and cross-shore, making it a complete mess. The energy is strong, at 709 in the morning and 870 in the afternoon, but it’s blown out. At that size, it’s only for experts, and even then, the conditions will be poor.

So, the long-range promise is there, but it’s a late bloomer. The 8th and 9th offer the only clean, surfable waves, with the 9th being the pick. For Algajola (Algajola), this setup, with a WSW swell direction, suits the spot's optimum SW exposure, but the quality is just not there for most of the period. It’s inconsistent, and when it does show up, the winds tend to ruin it. This blank run is pretty normal for this area, so don’t lose hope – forecasts can change.

Rusty out.

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