Amoudia Left Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. Rusty here, looking at the 16-day outlook for Amoudia Left.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this stretch is mostly a flat spell. The first proper surf worth mentioning doesn't show up until Tuesday morning, July 28th, and even then it’s barely a ripple. You’ll find a tiny 2ft swell from the southwest with a short 6-second period, and the combined energy is a weak 42. The morning is glassy though, which is a nice touch, but the waves are weak and ordinary. By afternoon, the wind swings onshore from the west at 19 mph and it’s pretty much a write-off.

After that, we’ve got a real dry run. From Wednesday, July 29th, all the way through to Saturday, August 8th, the swell is either non-existent or under 1ft. The energy readings are mostly single digits – some mornings are dead flat with zero energy. There are a few glassy mornings in there, but honestly, there’s just nothing to ride. It’s a blank stretch of nearly a week and a half.

Now, things finally perk up a bit on Sunday, August 9th, morning. The swell bumps up to 3ft from the west-southwest, period around 6 seconds, and the combined energy climbs to 59 – still moderate, but at least it’s something. The wind is dead calm, glassy conditions. It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about.

The one standout in this whole window is Monday, August 10th, morning. That’s the best on offer. The swell is 3ft from the northwest, period still short at 6 seconds, but the combined energy hits 110 – that’s moderate energy, the highest we see. The wind is light from the east, glassy, clean. This is the pick of the month. The water is sitting at 77°F, which is about 1°F cooler than average for this time of year – nothing unusual, just a touch on the cool side. The swell direction is northwest, and the optimum swell for this point is from the west, so it’s a little off-angle, but it’s the most energy we get. The break is a point, so it handles that direction okay. It’s inconsistent here, so don’t expect waves every set, but the morning session looks the cleanest.

After that, Monday afternoon sees the swell jump to 7ft from the northwest with a 7-second period and a strong energy of 402, but the wind is onshore from the west at 10 km/h (6 mph), and the report flags poor surf conditions. That’s a lot of swell but messy wind, so it’s not a recommendation.

Tuesday, August 11th drops back to tiny 2ft and the wind picks up hard from the west-northwest at 30 km/h (19 mph) in the afternoon – cross-onshore and lumpy. Not good.

Wednesday, August 12th is back to flat and glassy in the morning, but nothing to ride.

So, bottom line: if you’re itching for a paddle, the Monday, August 10th morning session is your best bet. Clean glass, moderate energy, waist-high-ish waves. The rest of the 16 days is mostly a long flat gap with a few small, ordinary pulses. It’s been a quiet stretch, and this area can go through these runs. Fingers crossed the forecasts change.

Stay frothy,
Rusty.

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