Andora Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – outlook for Andora over the next 16 days is a tough one. We're looking at a long, frustrating run of tiny to no surf, with only the faintest hints of something rideable way down the line. This isn't a stretch where you want to be making any plans.

The problem is simple: almost no swell energy to speak of. For the first week and a half, we're seeing combined swell energies barely registering – values like 1, 2, 3, sometimes 7, and mostly zeroes (0). That's about as weak as it gets. The water temperature is a standout, though – it's coming in at 81°F, which is a whopping 6°F warmer than normal for this time of year. That's very unusual, almost like a warm bath out there.

Looking at the first week, Thursday 30 July through to about Wednesday 6 August, it’s essentially flat. You'll see a few readings of 0.7ft to 1ft from the SSW or SW, but they're coming in with short periods of 4 or 5 seconds. That's just wind bump, not real swell. The mornings are often glassy or clean, which would be perfect if there were any waves, but there aren't. The afternoons get a bit of a sea breeze, chopping up nothing.

There's a gap of several days from Monday 4 August through to Saturday 9 August where the morning surf heights are either a dash (`-`) or 0.3ft. Zero energy. Don't bother paddling out.

The only real window of interest, and I use that term loosely, is from Sunday 9 August onwards. The morning of Sunday 9 August shows a tiny 0.7ft swell from the S with a period of 7 seconds and glassy conditions. Then Monday 10 August morning repeats a pattern: 1ft from the S with a 5-second period and glassy conditions. And the standout, if you can call it that, might be Monday 10 August afternoon, where we see a combined energy of 12 from a 1ft S swell at 5 seconds. While that energy value is still weak, it's the highest we get in the whole outlook.

But honestly, 1ft at 5 seconds is barely surfable – it's for longboards and foils only, and even then it's tough. The wind on the Monday afternoon is onshore (SE), so it'll be bumpy.

So here's the word: The only time to even glance at the water is the morning of Monday 10 August. Early glass-off, a tiny bump from the south. That's your best bet across the entire 16 days. Everything else is a blank run, and for this area, it's a normal part of the pattern. Keep your board waxed, but don't hold your breath. Forecasts can change, but for now, it's grim.

Stay tuned, Rusty.

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