Barceloneta Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you, this is a tough one for Barcelona. We're looking at a solid 16-day window, but honestly, if you're a surfer, you might want to take up another hobby for a bit. There's a massive gap of almost no surf to start, and what does show up is tiny.

The whole period kicks off with a long stretch of nothing. From Tuesday, July 28th, right through to the end of July, the energy is just pathetic. We're seeing wave energy values of 0 to 2, which is basically flat. There's a window of glassy conditions on Saturday morning, August 1st, but the ocean is dead flat. You could waterski, but you can't surf. This dry spell finally breaks on Sunday, August 2nd, with a tiny pulse of swell.

The first real whisper of a wave shows up on Sunday morning, August 2nd, at Barceloneta. We're talking a 2 ft swell from the south, with a short period of 4 seconds. The energy is a weak 11. The wind is glassy in the morning, which is a major positive – it'll be clean as a whistle. But the waves are so weak and small, they're really only for the true beginners or someone who just wants to bob around.

The pattern continues with very small, weak swells. The best of a bad bunch might be Friday, August 7th. Barceloneta sees a small 1 ft swell from the east-northeast, with a period of 8 seconds, and the energy is still low at 25. The wind is a clean cross-offshore, which is a huge plus for keeping the surface smooth. The swell direction is from the east-northeast, and the break prefers east-southeast, so it's a bit off, but it’s the most organised wave we’ve seen. It’s still tiny. On Tuesday, August 11th, we get a similar setup with a 1 ft swell from the northeast, a 6-second period, and a clean offshore wind in the morning, but again, the energy is just too low.

The standout option, if you can call it that, is the morning of Tuesday, August 11th. For Barceloneta, the wind is offshore from the west at 10 km/h, giving us clean, glassy conditions. The 1 ft swell from the northeast is tiny, but it’s the best combination of size and clean wind we get. Don't expect a barrel, but it might be the most ridable wave of the entire forecast.

The second week remains grim. There's no real change. The swells are tiny, periods are short, and the energy is weak. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, nothing to write home about. For a beach break like Barceloneta, this setup is more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, if there's any wind. Honestly, it's a bleak outlook. The breaks are inconsistent, and when they do break, it's barely a ripple. It tends not to stay this poor for long, but right now, this is as flat as it gets.

Rusty.

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