Cala De Meron Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Look, between you and me, the next couple of weeks are a bit of a mixed bag for Cala De Meron, but there are a couple of windows where it’ll be worth paddling out. The water temperature is sitting at 71°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so you won't need a thick wetsuit.

The first week starts off pretty ordinary. From Monday the 20th through to Wednesday the 22nd, we've got a NNE swell in the 4ft to 7ft range, but it's short-period stuff (6 to 7 seconds) and the wind is mostly cross or cross-onshore, creating chop. The wave energy is moderate (288 to 456), but the conditions are just poor for surfing. Honestly, it's a bit of a write-off.

Thursday the 23rd morning is where things get a little interesting. The swell drops to 3ft from the NNE, but the wind swings to a northerly and goes glassy. That's a major positive – clean surf. The energy is weak (64), but for a beginner-friendly spot like this, those small, clean waves are a dream. It's your best bet for the first week.

We hit a real flat spell from Friday the 24th through Sunday the 26th. Swell drops below 3ft, and the wind is all over the show. There's a long-period pulse from the NNW on Sunday morning (12 seconds, 81 energy), but it's only 1ft, so it's barely surfable. You're looking at a few days of nothing.

The second week offers a glimmer of hope. Things pick up again around Monday the 27th with a 4ft NNW swell, but it's got a cross-on wind. The real standout, and I mean the only true standout in the whole 16-day window, is the morning of Thursday the 30th of July. We've got a 3ft swell from the NNW, a period of 9 seconds, and it's glassy. The energy is moderate (237) and the forecast is for "expect good surf conditions". For a break that's "fairly consistent" and exposed to a NNW swell, with the optimum direction being NNW, this is the one to mark in your calendar. It'll be clean and fun. The wind is light and offshore, so the surface will be like a mirror.

After that, the setup drops off again through the end of July and into the first few days of August. There's another glassy morning on Saturday the 1st of August, but the swell is only 3ft, and then again on Tuesday the 4th of August morning with a similar small, glassy 3ft swell. Not huge, but if you're keen for a quiet paddle, they'll be clean.

So, to sum it up: the first week is mostly a write-off except for Thursday morning the 23rd. The second week is thin, but that Thursday the 30th of July morning is the clear highlight. Get on it.

Rusty.

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