Amoudia Left Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get straight into it. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat out there, so temper your expectations. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing brewing, and it’s going to test your patience if you’re hanging out for a wave.

The first real chance of anything surfable doesn't show up until Monday, August 18th. That’s a long wait – over a week of mostly knee-high slop or complete flatness. We’ll see the odd ripple from the 5th through the 17th, but it’s all poor surf conditions, barely a bump, and mostly not worth getting wet for. Mornings are consistently glassy, which is a blessing, but there’s just no energy behind it.

Then, on the morning of Monday, the 18th, things start to stir. We get a small pulse of swell from the WSW. It’s still small – around `3ft`. But it’s the biggest we’ve seen in a while. The period is only 6 seconds, so it’s a short-period wind swell, not a proper groundswell. The energy reading jumps to 36, which is still weak, but it’s something. The wind is light from the south, leaving it glassy. It’s not a classic day by any means, but compared to the desert we’ve been in, it’s the only game in town.

The best of the bunch, and I mean the only real standout, is the morning of Saturday, August 15th. I know it’s a few days before that Monday pulse, but hear me out. The swell is only `1ft` from the WNW, but the energy is a touch stronger at 7, and the wind is a light NW breeze. It’s glassy, it’s clean, and for a spot like Amoudia Left that’s inconsistent as it is, you take what you can get. The swell direction is from the WNW, which is close to the W optimum for this point. It won’t be big, but it could be clean and fun for a log.

Now, a word on that Monday pulse on the 18th. The swell direction is from the WSW, which is also okay for Amoudia Left. But the period is short, and this spot is a point break. Short-period swell doesn’t wrap into points nearly as well as a long-period groundswell. It’ll be a bit softer and less organized. So, while the size is slightly bigger, the quality might not be there.

After that, it fades back out pretty quickly. The 19th and 20th show some bits and pieces, but the wind picks up on the afternoon of the 20th, with a fresh breeze from the WNW, making it messy. That’s about it for the window.

So, don’t get too excited. There’s a long stretch of nothing, a possible clean, small morning on the 15th that’s the pick of the trip, and then a slightly bigger but messier pulse on the 18th. If you’re a beginner, the 15th is your friend. If you’re an expert, you’re probably going to be looking elsewhere or taking a break.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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