Amoudia Left Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. We’ve got a 16-day window ahead, and for the most part, it’s looking pretty flat and sad out there at Amoudia Left. This is a spot that needs a good west swell, and we just aren’t seeing anything with any grunt for a long while.

The next week and a half is going to be a write-off, I’m not going to sugarcoat it. We’re looking at swells under 2ft and periods around 4-5 seconds. That’s just a completely gutless, wind-swell slop. There’s plenty of glassy mornings, which will have the ocean looking like a pond, but there’s nothing in it. The water temp is about normal for this time of year, so you won't need a thick suit, but you won’t need to paddle out either. Honestly, you’d get more exercise walking the beach. The few afternoons with a little breeze will chop up that tiny stuff anyway. The energy readings are pathetic, mostly in the single digits, nothing that will get your heart pumping.

We keep getting small pulses of that west-northwest energy, but it just doesn’t have the period or the size to do anything. The swell direction is right, but it’s like someone turned the tap on just a drip. The island just eats up that weak energy. It’s a long, flat spell, and it feels like it’s never going to end.

Now, hold on, because there’s a glimmer of hope. Way out there, on the horizon, something finally wakes up. We’re looking at the morning of Saturday the 29th of August. This is the first real sign of life. The swell bumps up to 3ft, but more importantly, the period jumps to 6 seconds and the energy reads a weak 62. But the afternoon is where things get a little more interesting, with the swell pushing to 5ft from the NW and the energy jumping to 106. It’s still not a classic, but it’s the first day that might actually have a wave you can push into. The morning cross-onshore is a bit of a pain, but the afternoon is fully onshore at 25 km/h, so it’ll be lumpy. This is looking like a beach-paddle for the kite crew rather than a classic point surf.

Then things settle down again for the first few days of September. The swell drops right back off. It’s another flat spell. We have a clean morning on the 30th with a light offshore, but the swell has already faded to 2ft and the magic is gone. It’s a classic tease. We finish out the run flat as a tack. There just isn’t any consistency in this outlook, and for this spot, that's just how it goes sometimes. Forecasts can change, but right now, there’s only one day worth circling on the calendar, and even that is a bit of a long shot.

Stay patient. This is Rusty, signing off.

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