El Lloret Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's talk about what's on the menu for the next couple of weeks.

Well, I gotta be straight with you, looking at the charts for El Lloret... it's a bit of a tough one. We've got a solid run of days ahead, but the quality just isn't there for a good paddle. For the entire 16-day window, the wave comment keeps saying "poor surf conditions," and the scores back that up – nothing's getting a recommendation. The wind is mostly blowing straight onshore from the north or north-northeast, which is messing up what little swell we get. The swell period is short, mostly 6 to 8 seconds, so it's weak, choppy windswell. The combined wave energy does climb to a moderate level of 425 on the 14th of August, but that onshore wind is going to ruin it. Because the wind is so consistently onshore and the waves are short-period and messy, this setup at El Lloret, which is a reef break, looks more like it's geared for a kite session than a surf session for a while.

Let's run through the calendar. It starts off on Saturday the 8th of August with a 5ft NNE swell but a 12 mph north wind blowing straight on. That's a no-go. That pattern holds all the way through the first week. Sunday the 9th, Monday the 10th, Tuesday the 11th... all the same story: 4ft to 6ft of short-period NNE swell, but the wind is 12-16 mph from the north. It’s just junk.

We get a slight break in the wind strength on the 14th of August, Friday morning, with a gentle breeze, but it's still onshore. The swell bumps up a bit to 6ft and the energy hits 425 on the afternoon of the 14th, but with that onshore flow, you're still looking at messy, lumpy conditions. That theme continues right through the weekend and into the next week.

Towards the very end of the forecast, on Saturday the 22nd of August, we finally see the period stretch out a bit to 9 seconds. The swell is a small 4ft from the north, and the energy is 376. Still, the wind is a moderate breeze from the NNE, straight onshore. It's a tiny bit more organized, but the wind will still be chopping it up. Then on Sunday the 23rd, the wind picks up to a fresh 19 mph cross-onshore breeze, making it lumpy.

So, what's the best of a bad bunch? Honestly, nothing jumps out as a standout. If you had to pick a window, the 14th of August has the most swell energy, but the wind is against you. The 22nd of August has the longest period (9 seconds) and slightly cleaner conditions in the morning, but the swell is tiny at 4ft. For a reef break like El Lloret, you want that long period to wrap in, but with the wind howling onshore, it's just not going to happen. There are no good surf options in this 16-day window. It's a long, blank run for the paddlers.

Rusty.

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