Andora Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here.

Let’s be straight with you—this stretch of the coast is looking proper flat and quiet for a long while. We’ve got a solid 16-day window, but don’t get your hopes up for any kind of real session for most of it. There is a gap at the start with surf on offer, but it’s tiny and pretty average. Then we’re looking at a stretch of several days—from Monday the 3rd through Wednesday the 5th’s morning—where there’s basically nothing rideable. The energy just isn’t there.

The only real standout in this whole period comes much later, on Thursday the 17th of August. That day, early morning at Andora, we’ve got clean 2ft of SSW swell with a 7-second period. The wind is glassy, which is a huge positive—it’s going to be smooth and clean. Combined swell energy is only 31, which is weak, but with the offshore wind and the clean conditions, it’s the best we’re going to get. The swell direction is SSW, which matches the optimum for this break, and with it being a fairly consistent spot, it’s worth keeping an eye on. Crowds are often an issue here, so you might not be alone, but on a day like this, it’s worth it.

Before that, there’s a handful of mornings where the swell is around 1ft—like Tuesday the 4th and Saturday the 8th—but with the wind swinging cross-off or cross-on, the quality just isn’t there. Those are all scoring zero for a reason. The afternoons mostly get chopped up by onshore breezes, so don’t waste your time.

One thing to note: the water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

So, bottom line: if you’re desperate for a paddle, the glassy morning on the 17th of August is your best bet. It’s small, but clean. Everything else is a write-off until then.

Rusty.

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