Andora Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, this is Rusty. Let’s have a look at what we’ve got coming up for Andora over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, I’d say the best thing to do for the next 16 days is to find something else to do. The wave energy is basically a no-show. We start off with a big fat zero on the combined swell energy, and that sets the tone. There’s a run of dead flat conditions from now right through to the 15th of September – that’s a good few days of nothing. The water temp is sitting at a whopping 79°F, which is over 7°F warmer than normal for this time of year, so it’s very unusual, but it’s not gonna help you paddle if there’s no swell.

We finally see a hint of life on the morning of Tuesday the 15th, but it’s a barely-there 0.3ft from the SW with a period of only 4 seconds. The combined energy is just 1 – that’s weak, barely a ripple. That pathetic little pulse hangs around through Wednesday the 16th morning with a glassy 1ft, but it’s still junk. Thursday the 17th morning has our biggest wave of the whole outlook, a 2ft south swell, but even that’s only got a combined energy of 30 – still weak as dishwater. The period is a lousy 6 seconds, so it’s just wind chop.

The problem here is that the only break we’ve got to look at is Andora. It’s a beginner spot that’s fairly consistent, but it’s being starved of any real energy. The winds are mostly light and often offshore, which would be a major positive if there was any swell to ride. On Thursday the 17th afternoon, we get a risk of a thunderstorm and 9 mph cross-onshore winds, so that’s a write-off. By the end of the week, the 24th, winds are hitting 19 mph from the north, but again, no swell to push around.

Forget the second week entirely – from the 22nd of September onwards it’s just a flat, clean lake with zero wave energy. If you see a small ripple on the 27th, don’t get your hopes up; it’s barely 0.3ft.

Bottom line: there’s absolutely no standout surf here. This is one of those blank runs that happens. Because Andora is a fairly consistent spot normally, it tends not to stay this poor for long, but for this 16-day window, you’re better off leaving the board at home. If you are absolutely desperate to get wet, the cleanest, least-ugly option would be the morning of Wednesday the 16th or Thursday the 17th when that 1-2ft south-west swell meets a glassy or cross-off north wind. Just don’t expect to catch anything worth writing home about.

Rusty.

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