El Lloret Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it.

Well, I’ve got to be honest with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and messy for El Lloret. There’s no real standout swell window here. The whole period is rated as poor surf conditions, so we’re not talking about any epic sessions on the horizon. We start off with some swell, but it’s got a nasty cross-onshore wind punching it, making things lumpy and choppy right from the Friday morning.

The first few days, from Friday 28th August right through the weekend, we’re looking at waves around 5 to 6 feet, but it’s short-period windswell, mostly from the NNE, with periods of just 6 to 7 seconds. The energy is there – moderate stuff – but the wind is not your friend. It’s cross-on, and it’s fresh or moderate breeze. That’s going to make it pretty horrible out there. Even when we get a bit of a bigger push on Saturday morning with a 5 ft swell at 11 seconds, the cross-onshore wind just chops it up.

From Sunday 30th August, the wind shifts more onshore, and the swell drops a bit to 4 to 6 ft through the first week of September. The period stays short, around 7 to 8 seconds, so it’s not got any real grunt. The combined energy is moderate, but again, the wind is onshore, which is never good for a reef break that’s only fairly exposed. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, nothing weird going on there.

After the 3rd of September, the size really fades. We’re looking at waves dropping from 5 ft down to 1 ft by the 6th and 7th of September. The wind eases off into a gentle breeze on a few mornings, mostly from the N or NW, but by then the swell is weak. The energy numbers are low. The period finally gets longer – up to 14 seconds on the 6th – but with waves of 1 ft, it’s essentially flat with a bit of long-period groundswell bump. That’s not going to break properly.

The last few days of the forecast, from the 11th of September onwards, are tiny. We’re talking 1 ft to 2 ft, with very weak energy. It’s a classic flat spell for this spot. For the whole 16-day run, there is genuinely nothing I’d call a standout. If you’re determined to get wet, the mornings with the gentler breeze and onshore wind might give you the least textured surface, but the waves just aren’t there.

This is a long, quiet stretch. It’s more normal for the area to have these blank runs. Sometimes you just have to wait for the next change.

Rusty

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