Cala De Meron Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the stretch ahead for our little corner of the coast. It’s a bit of a flat, quiet spell we’re paddling into, but there’s a flicker of life way down the line that might just be worth keeping an eye on.

Right off the bat, we’re looking at a proper dry spell. For the first few days, from Wednesday the 5th right through the weekend, it's tiny. The swell is barely pushing 2 to 3 feet with short, weak 5 to 8 second periods. The energy is just not there, with combined energy readings mostly in the low double digits. The wind is mostly light, but it’s often cross or onshore, so it’s not doing us any favors. You’d be fighting a cross-chop for waves you can barely stand up on. It’s a classic case of “check the tide, shake your head, and go have a coffee.”

The beginning of the following week – Monday the 10th and Tuesday the 11th – sees a little more push, but we’re still in the ankle-to-knee high zone, around 2 to 3 feet. The period stretches out a bit to 9 seconds, which is something, but the winds are mostly cross-onshore, chopping things up. We get a couple of glassy windows on the 9th and the 10th mornings, but with wave heights around 2 to 2 feet, it’s pretty marginal. The combined energy is moderate, but the quality just isn't there.

Mid-week, the 12th through the 14th, is much the same story. Small, weak, and mostly poor. There are glassy conditions on the 13th and 14th, but the swell is just too gutless. It’s the kind of surf that gets you wet but doesn't really get you anywhere. Still, a few of these days are marked as “surfable,” so if you’re desperate you could find a knee-high crumble on a longboard, but there’s nothing to get excited about.

Now, hold on to your leash, because we’ve got something on the radar for Saturday the 15th. This is the standout of the whole period. On the morning of the 15th, the swell jumps up to around 3 to 3 feet from the NNW with a 10-second period, and the combined energy rockets up to 266 – that’s the strongest reading we see by a mile. More importantly, the wind is forecast to be glassy. This is the one. Cala De Meron is an exposed spot and the optimum direction is NW, so a NNW swell is right in its wheelhouse. This looks like it’ll be the best surf of the fortnight. With the water temp running a couple of degrees warmer than normal for this time of year, it should have a nice summer feel to it too. It’s a beginner-friendly wave, so this glassy, chest-high morning will be a treat. The afternoon looks like it gets a bit more wind and some questionable tides, so hit it early.

After that peak, the surf drops back off again. Sunday the 16th and Monday the 17th are back to the small, ordinary stuff. There’s another small bump on Tuesday the 18th with around 3 feet and 9-second period from the NW, and moderate energy, but the wind is cross-onshore, so it’ll be lumpy and less appealing.

The tail end of the window, from the 19th to the 20th, is more of the same – small, weak, and mostly poor. Not worth your time.

So, here’s the bottom line: you’ve got a long, flat run for the next week and a half. But that Saturday the 15th morning, with clean, glassy conditions and a healthy pulse of groundswell at Cala De Meron, looks like our one real shot. It’s far out, so don’t book your life around it, but it’s got the makings of something special.

Rusty out.

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