Cala De Meron Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about the water. It’s sitting around 71°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s a nice little bonus for the skin.

The next 16 days are a real mixed bag. We’ve got a lot of small, weak surf on the horizon, and the first week or so is going to test your patience. The energy in the water is just plain weak – we’re talking values in the 20s to 80s for the combined swell, which is barely a pulse. There’s surfable stuff, but it’s going to be small and pretty ordinary.

For the weekend of the 16th and 17th, we see a little bump in energy, getting into the low 100s, with waves around 3 to 4 feet. The problem is the winds are mostly cross or cross-onshore, chopping things up. The early mornings are the best bet – Friday the 14th, Saturday the 15th, and Sunday the 16th all have glassy conditions in the morning with 2 feet of swell from the NW with a 9-second period. It’s knee high, clean, and you might get a fun one, but it’s not going to be a day you write home about. The standout in this early window is probably the Sunday the 16th morning, where the swell is a touch bigger and it’s dead glassy.

Then we hit a real dry spell. From the 17th through the 19th, the energy just dies – we’re talking combined energy in the 20s and teens. The swell drops to less than a foot. It’s flat; if you’re not a longboarder with a lot of patience, don’t even bother.

We get a little bump of life on the 20th and 21st, with the energy coming back up to the 130s-200s. Morning sessions on the 20th are glassy with 3 feet from the NNW at 10 seconds, and the 21st morning is similar, but a touch bigger at 3 feet. Still small, but the clean conditions make it look better than it is.

The 22nd and 23rd go back to mediocre. Energy drops again, winds get cross, and the quality is just poor. There’s a morning on the 23rd that’s glassy with 3 feet, but the period is a short 6 seconds, so it’ll be a bit crumbly.

The 24th and 25th look blown out. Winds pick up from the west and northwest, with the swell staying around 3-4 feet, but it’s going to be lumpy and choppy. Not worth the effort.

Now, here’s where things get interesting. We’ve got a solid window starting the week of the 26th through the 29th, but you gotta wait for it. It all starts to build later in the week.

On Thursday the 27th morning, we finally get a solid call. The winds go glassy, and there’s 4 feet of swell from the NW at 8 seconds. The energy is picking up to 247. This looks like the first genuinely clean, surfable day of the whole run. It’s still not big, but the conditions are right.

The real standout, though, is Friday the 28th. The swell jumps to 7 feet from the NW with an 11-second period. The energy is starting to roar – over 1000 now. But here’s the catch – the winds are howling from the WSW at 15 mph in the morning, creating a cross-off wind that will clean it up a bit. So there should be some decent shape, but it’s going to be a bit wild. By the afternoon, it gets messy with a fresh breeze and rain, so the morning is your window.

And then, hold onto your board, because Saturday the 29th looks like it could be the biggest swell of the period, but it’s a double-edged sword. The swell is predicted at 10 feet from the NNW with a very long 14-second period. The energy’s off the charts – we’re talking 3659, which is strong, very strong. The problem is, that’s too big for Cala De Meron. That kind of swell will be a washing machine, not a wave. The wind is light, but the size is just too much for this break. This is a time for experts only, and even then, it’s a maybe. It’s going to be an awesome show to watch, but I wouldn’t be paddling out.

So, to sum it up: there’s not much to get excited about for the first two weeks. The one true standout is the Friday the 28th morning – bigger swell, clean conditions, and a decent period. It’s your best hope. The 27th is your second option for a clean, smaller day. Everything else is just building to that.

Rusty

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