Buggerru Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the Sardinian coast, focusing on Buggerru.

To be brutally honest, we’re in for a pretty quiet stretch for the next week and a half. First up, from Saturday the 11th right through to the morning of Monday the 20th, we’ve got a long dry spell. Tiny swells and mostly messy, onshore winds are the story. A few mornings might look clean but with wave heights barely scraping 0.7 ft, it’s not worth getting wet. The energy is weak across the board, with combined swell energy values often sitting in single digits – a real flat spell. The water temp is sitting about average for July, so no surprises there.

Things finally start to rumble to life on Tuesday morning, July 21st. The swell builds properly out of the northwest, hitting 7 ft with a period of 7 seconds. That’s moderate wave energy here (464), and with a light offshore easterly breeze, the conditions look clean for the morning. This is the standout period. The swell direction is northwest, which matches guidance’s optimum for the break. However, this isn’t a beginners’ wave at that size – it’s an advanced break at Buggerru (a beach and pier setup), so you’ll want to be on your game. The crowds are likely here as this spot gets busy. The afternoon on the 21st gets a bit wild – swell jumps to 10 ft but the wind swings onshore, and that’s just too big for this break. Same goes for the morning of Wednesday the 22nd; the swell is still huge at 10 ft with cross-onshore wind, making it only suitable for experts, if anyone at all. The combined swell energy rockets to over 1300 – that’s strong, powerful water moving, but the wind just doesn’t cooperate.

From the afternoon of the 22nd, the swell drops back and the conditions get messy again. Through the 23rd, 24th, and 25th, the waves are between 5 ft and 6 ft, but the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, so the quality is poor. The energy is moderate (around 200-400) but it’s choppy and bumpy.

The last chance in this window is the morning of Sunday, July 26th. The swell has dropped to 3 ft from the northwest with a 7-second period. The wind turns to a glassy light offshore from the east-southeast. For that moment, the ocean will look clean, but the waves are small and weak (combined energy of 73). It’s surfable, but very ordinary.

Bottom line: Tuesday morning, July 21st, is the real highlight. Get out there for the bigger NW swell with clean offshore wind at Buggerru. The rest of the period is filler.

Rusty.

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