Algajola Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty talkin’. Let’s be straight with you: Algajola is a write-off for the next two weeks. There is nothing here that gets the heart pumping. The whole 16-day window is basically a flat spell for surfers. You’ll see a tiny bump on Thursday the 17th, but even that is a maybe, and the rest is just flat or junk. Swell energy is laughable most days – a combined energy of 0 or single digits – and the water temp is sitting at 82°, which is a whopping 9° warmer than normal for this time of year, so it’s like a warm bath.

First real whisper of something happens on the morning of Thursday the 17th. We get a swell of 6 ft from W, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy hits 403 (moderate energy), so there is some push. Wind is cross-off from SSW at 12 mph, so it’ll be clean. But the wave comment calls it “marginal” – probably tricky tide or shape issues. That afternoon the wind howls from SW at 25 mph and the swell drops to 6 ft, but it’s choppy and messy, absolute no-go.

Other than that one morning, it's a brutal run. Friday the 11th is poor surf, Saturday the 12th has waist-high dribble with glassy conditions in the morning (2 ft, period 6 secs) but it’s just too weak. The rest of the days are flat or near-flat. A few mornings are glassy, like the 15th and the 21st, but with zero swell, you’re just floating. For the whole second week, I’m talking from the 18th onward, it’s pretty much dead. There’s a tiny 3 ft NW swell on the morning of the 22nd, but with a period of 6 seconds and no score, don’t get excited.

Given there’s only one spot and it's rated “inconsistent” for beginners, this is a classic scenario where the area just goes quiet for long stretches. A blank run like this is normal here.

If you’re desperate for a paddle, the morning of Thursday the 17th is your only window, and it’s a gamble. Otherwise, leave the boards at home.

Rusty.

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