El Lloret Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s have a look at what’s on the table for El Lloret over the next couple of weeks. I’ll be straight with you – it’s a pretty grim outlook for paddle surfing. We’re looking at a run of poor surf conditions that stretches right through the whole 16-day window. There are no standouts, no hidden gems, nothing that’s going to get the heart pumping. The first few days are a total write-off, and honestly, it doesn’t get much better after that.

Let’s start with the weekend and early next week. Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd are a no-go. We’ve got onshore winds and tiny, short-period swell. The combined energy is weak – around 148 to 269 – and it’s all poor surf conditions. Not worth paddling out. Monday the 24th shows a slight bump in swell height to 6ft from the NNW, with a period of 12 seconds, so there’s some energy there (combined energy hits 1052). But the wind is onshore, and the report calls it marginal at best. That’s the only window that even gets a second look, but with onshore wind and a moderate breeze, it’s not going to be clean. For beginners, that 6ft is going to be a handful, and with the wind, it’s a messy, lumpy affair.

From Tuesday the 25th right through to Sunday the 6th of September, it’s the same story. Swell hangs around between 3ft and 7ft, mostly from the NNE or N, but the period is short – often 6 to 8 seconds – meaning weak, junky waves. The combined energy is moderate at best, usually in the hundreds, but the wind is almost always onshore or cross-onshore, often a moderate to fresh breeze. There are a few days where the swell gets up to 7ft (Friday the 28th, for example), but that’s for experts only, and with fresh onshore wind, it’s going to be a washing machine. The water temperature anomaly isn’t given for the first mention, so we can’t say if it’s unusually warm or cold.

The only shift comes right at the end of the forecast, on Sunday the 6th of September morning, where we see a brief window with a 4ft swell from the N, period 11 seconds, and cross-onshore wind. The combined energy is moderate (713), but again, it’s described as choppy and cross-onshore. Not a day to get excited about.

So, what’s the verdict? Honestly, this is a classic blank run for this area. When the wind is so consistently onshore and the swell is poorly aligned, it’s not uncommon to have a string of poor days. If you’re a surfer, pack the board away. If you’ve got a kite, the strong, consistent onshore winds and moderate swell might make this area look more interesting for kiting than paddle surfing, especially on the days with a fresh breeze and swell over 5ft. For now, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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