El Confital Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a proper paddle. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak surf ahead, so don’t get your hopes up just yet. It’s gonna be a waiting game.

The first real pulse of any note doesn't show up until Tuesday the 18th. Before that, we're looking at dribbly ankle-to-knee high leftovers with poor conditions. The energy is just anemic, with readings mostly in the double digits (67, 96, 72), nothing that will get you excited. The winds are cross-off but the swell just isn't there.

Now, when Tuesday the 18th rolls around, things wake up a touch. The swell bumps to around 4ft from the North with a 9-second period. The energy jumps into the low-to-mid 200s (234, 198), which is moderate at best. The winds are light cross-off and it’s clean, so El Confital (Gran Canaria) will at least have some shape. This is where things get interesting. This is an expert spot, very consistent, and the direction from the North is right in its wheelhouse. But let's be real, it's not a standout; it's just the best of a poor bunch.

Wednesday the 19th holds similar, with 3.5ft North swell and energy around 201. Still clean but it’s not going to be a world-beater. Then the wind starts to shift, and we get more cross-shore chop on Thursday and Friday, messing up the surface even though the swell stays around the 3ft mark.

The weekend of the 22nd and 23rd sees the swell nudge up a bit more to 4-5ft from the North, with energy climbing into the 230-290 range. But the wind is more variable and the conditions are looking a bit more ordinary. There's a bit more power, but the quality is questionable.

Then it all but dies. Monday the 24th and Tuesday the 25th see the swell drop right away to a foot. A total flat spell. The week after that, from the 26th onward, offers nothing but tiny, weak waves and poor conditions. There's a little spike on the 26th with a 1.5ft at 11 seconds, but it’s not worth the paddle out.

The one bright spot in the distance is the 28th. We’re talking a full week and a half from now, on Friday the 28th, the models are showing a real pulse of North swell around 6ft with a short 8-second period. The energy is suddenly up at 446, which is a serious step up in power. But that short period means it could be a bit wild and unruly. It’ll be a powerful, expert-only wave at Confital. It’s promising, but it’s a long way out, so treat it like a rumour at this point, not a promise.

Let’s be clear: for the next 16 days, this is not a period for the faint of heart. There are no real standouts, just a few windows where it won't be a total waste of time. For most of the run, the lack of swell and poor wind are going to make this more of a kitesurfing week than a surfing week, especially on the open beach sections. Keep your board waxed and your eyes on that last day.

Stay salty.

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