Costa del Sol Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s cooking for the Costa del Sol over the next couple of weeks.

Alright, so the first week is pretty quiet. There’s small SSW swell on the menu, but nothing that’s going to get the heart racing. The water is a touch warmer than normal at 87°, which is a bit unusual for this time of year. The real standout, and I mean the only one that’s really worth circling on the calendar, is the weekend of the 25th and 26th of July. That’s where the magic is.

Let’s walk through it. The first few days from Saturday the 11th have some small swells, around 3ft to 4ft from the SSW. The mornings are generally clean with light offshore winds from the NE or NNE, but the afternoons get wrecked by cross-onshore breezes. The weekend of the 12th has a promising Sunday morning with 3ft SSW swell, a 14-second period, and light offshore NE winds – that’s your best bet for the first week. The water is a touch warmer than normal at 87°.

The pattern holds through the week: clean mornings, choppy afternoons. The swell stays small, mostly under 3ft, but the energy is there (514 to 400 combined energy). It’s a beginner-friendly size, but the inconsistency of the break means you’ll be waiting for sets.

Then, we hit the real deal. Saturday the 25th of July morning, glassy conditions with a NNW breeze as light as it gets. The swell jumps to 4ft from the SSW, but the period stretches out to a very long 21 seconds – that’s groundswell with real push. The combined energy rockets to 1388, which is strong. This is excellent for experienced surfers, but the long period means it’ll break a bit straight at the beach, so think about a point or reef if you can find one. The morning is glassy, which is a massive positive.

Sunday the 26th of July morning is even better – 4ft from the SSW, 19-second period, and again glassy conditions with a light NNW breeze. The energy is up to 1609, very strong. This is the standout. Two mornings in a row of clean, powerful, long-period groundswell. The afternoons both days get a bit messy with a cross-onshore wind, but the mornings are gold.

There is a gap of about 10 days of small, inconsistent surf before that weekend hits. So, for the first week, the Sunday the 12th morning is the only real highlight. For the second week, that Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th of July mornings are the clear standouts. The crowd situation is listed as “sometimes” for this spot, so expect some company on those good days.

Rusty.

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