Andora Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let me break down the 16-day window for Andora.

Honestly, this is a pretty grim stretch for us. I'm looking at the charts and there's just nothing to get excited about for the foreseeable future. We’ve got a long run of tiny, weak swell and mostly onshore or light winds that just won’t cooperate. The only faint glimmer of hope shows up way down the line, but even that is pretty ordinary.

Starting off, the first week is essentially a write-off. From Saturday the 11th through Thursday the 17th, the combined wave energy is a measly 5 to 0. We're talking ankle-snappers at best—swells of 0.3ft to 2ft with short, weak periods of 4 to 7 seconds. The winds are mostly cross-off or glassy in the mornings, which is the only plus, but there’s just no swell to work with. The afternoons are even worse with onshore junk. For a beginner-friendly, fairly consistent break like Andora, it’s frustrating. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, so at least it won’t feel icy while you’re staring at a flat ocean.

That gap drags on through Friday the 18th and into the next week. A few tiny pulses pop up around the 20th and 21st, but it’s not enough to call it surf. By Tuesday morning the 21st, we finally see a combined swell energy of 80 and a south-southwest swell of 3ft with an 8-second period. That’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary. The morning has a clean, cross-off wind from the north at 9 mph, which is the best you’ll see all period. But the afternoon turns to junk with a cross-onshore breeze.

After that, it dries right back up again. From Wednesday the 22nd all the way through Sunday the 26th, it's back to tiny, weak waves with energy below 25. The morning glass-offs on the 24th and 25th offer a glimmer of clean water, but with swells of just 0.3ft to 1ft, there’s nothing to ride.

Look, if I had to pick the one standout—and I'm stretching here—it’s the Tuesday morning on the 21st. That’s the closest we get to a proper session. The wind is off, the 3ft swell from the south-southwest has a bit of push, and the energy is up to 80. It’s still not great, and the break is fairly exposed to swell from the south, which is close to its optimum direction. But after two weeks of nothing, it’s the only time you’d even bother paddling out. Don't expect much though.

Other than that, it's a long, flat stretch. For a spot that's fairly consistent, this run of poor surf is unusual.

Stay patient.

Rusty.

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