Algajola Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on offer for the Algajola region over the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, the outlook is a bit of a bummer. We’re looking at a long stretch with very little to get excited about. The water is sitting at a very warm 82°, which is over 5° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s really unusual, and it’ll feel like a bath.

Kicking off on Friday the 24th, there’s nothing doing. The first real chance of a wave comes on Monday morning, the 27th of July. We’ll see a small 4ft swell from the west, with a short period of 8 seconds, giving us a moderate combined wave energy of 173. The wind will be light and cross-offshore from the ENE, so it’ll be clean. It’s a surfable wave, but it’s very ordinary and only for the small-wave crew. The afternoon turns choppy, so that morning window is the one to look at.

Tuesday morning the 28th cleans up again with a light cross-offshore breeze, but the swell drops right off to 2ft. The energy is weak (44). It’s a marginal wave if you’re desperate for a paddle.

After that, we hit a real dead zone. The models show nothing but flat, glassy conditions or wind chop from Wednesday the 29th right through to the 5th of August. That’s over a week of empty water. The wind patterns are all over the place, switching from glassy to light onshore, but there’s simply no swell to work with. It’s a frustrating blank run.

The next sign of life, and I say this with caution, is on Friday the 7th of August. The morning shows a 4ft west swell with a 7-second period, giving a moderate energy of 104. The wind is cross-shore from the southwest, so it won’t be perfect, but it’s the best looking pulse in the entire forecast. The surf quality is still listed as poor, so expectations need to be kept very low.

The standout, if you can even call it that, is that Monday morning the 27th of July. The light offshore wind and a waist-high wave, while small, is the cleanest and most surfable moment we’ll see. The crowd factor at Algajola is rare, so you’ll have plenty of room to yourself.

For the rest of it, it’s a waiting game. The setups here are fairly exposed, but the swell just isn’t cooperating. It’s the kind of period where you’d be better off checking the forecast again in a few days.

Rusty.

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