El Confital Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s call it like it is – this is a long, lean stretch for El Confital in Gran Canaria. The next couple of weeks look pretty flat and messy, with only a couple of days that might be worth a look.

The first small window opens Monday, 13th July. You’ve got a 3ft swell from the NNW, period around 9 seconds. Wind is light cross-offshore from the NE at 6 mph, so the surface will be clean. The combined energy is weak (158). Water temp is 73°F with a 0.9°F anomaly – that’s about normal for this time of year. It’s surfable, but it’s not exciting. One-star stuff.

After that, it fades fast. Tuesday 14th July morning drops to 3ft, and then from Wednesday 15th July through to Monday 20th July, it’s tiny – under 2ft for most of it, often just 0.3ft to 0.7ft. The wind is cross or cross-off, but there’s simply no swell to ride. Combined energy values fall to single digits. That’s a full week of nothing.

Then, around Tuesday 21st July, we get a pulse of 4ft from the N, but the period is a short 7 seconds and the wind is cross-onshore at 16 mph, making it choppy. Combined energy hits 155, but it’s messy. Wednesday 22nd July morning sees 6ft from the N with a 6-second period – that’s junky, short-period wind swell. Energy jumps to 240, but the cross-shore wind at 16 mph keeps it bumpy. Not good.

The best of the lot is Thursday 24th July. The swell builds to 6ft in the afternoon from the N, period 7 seconds, and combined energy hits 330. The wind is from the N at 16 mph, cross-shore, so it’s bumpy but powerful. The swell is over 5ft, so it’s expert territory only. The period is short, so the waves will be crumbly and pushy. It’s the biggest energy of the forecast, but it’s not clean. If you’re an expert and you’re keen, you’ll get some heavy, unruly waves. But it’s not the kind of day you tell your mates about.

After that, it’s back to tiny surf from 25th July onwards, with 0.3ft to 0.7ft and clean winds, but no size.

So, the outlook is thin. The only real window is the 24th of July, and it’s a rough one. I’d keep your expectations low and your board waxed for another day.

Rusty.

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