Andora Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on offer for Andora over the next couple of weeks. Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – it's a pretty bleak run. We're looking at a long stretch of tiny, weak surf with barely anything to get excited about. The first real surf recommendation doesn't even pop up until the morning of Sunday, the 3rd of August, and even then, it's not much to write home about. There are big gaps where you can leave the boards in the shed, so don't be expecting any pumping sessions.

Looking at the overall pattern, the swell energy is extremely weak, with values mostly sitting in the single digits – we're talking a combined energy of just 9 on the 2nd of August, and it only just scrapes into the double digits once. The water temperature is a very unusual 82°, which is a whopping 7° warmer than normal for this time of year, so you'll be surfing in a bath.

For the morning of Sunday, the 2nd of August, the surf is basically non-existent. There's a tiny 1.0ft swell from the SW with a short, weak period of 5 seconds, and an onshore breeze. The score is a zero, and the guidance is clear: "poor surf conditions." Not worth paddling out.

We skip right over the 3rd and into the morning of Monday, the 4th of August. The wind is a light cross-offshore from the NNE, which will keep things clean, but the swell is a pathetic 1.0ft from the SE with a period of just 4 seconds and energy of 2. It's still a hard pass.

The afternoon of Monday, the 4th of August brings a slight bump to a 1ft swell from the ESE, but the period is still a dismal 4 seconds and the onshore wind chops it up. The energy is only 7.

The pattern of tiny, weak surf with poor conditions continues for days. The morning of Thursday, the 6th of August, serves up a 0.3ft swell from the S with an 8-second period, but it's glassy. The energy is a measly 1. A glassy 0.3ft wave is barely a ripple.

The morning of Saturday, the 8th of August, is the one small highlight. We get a 1ft swell from the SW with a period of 7 seconds, and the wind is a light cross-offshore from the NNE. The combined energy climbs to 21, which is the peak for the whole forecast. This is the best-looking window in the entire 16 days, but "best" is relative. It's a tiny, clean wave for beginners.

The morning of Sunday, the 9th of August has a similar 1ft SW swell with a period of 6 seconds and a clean cross-offshore breeze. The energy is 18, so it's a close second-best.

After that, it drops right off again. The morning of Friday, the 14th of August, has a glassy 0.3ft W swell, and the morning of Sunday, the 16th of August, has a tiny 0.3ft SW swell with a clean cross-offshore wind. But both are just 0.3ft.

So, for this entire 16-day outlook, the standout is the morning of Saturday, the 8th of August. Andora is a fairly consistent beginner break and it's often crowded, but with waves this small, the crowd won't be an issue. The swell is a tiny 1ft from the SW, the wind is clean, and it's the best energy we'll see. If you're a beginner wanting a safe, clean paddle, that's your window. If the wind swaps to the onshore later in the afternoon on the 8th (ENE at 6 mph), the quality drops instantly. For everyone else, the setup is so small and weak it looks more fun for a session on a foil or a SUP than a standard surfboard.

Rusty.

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