El Lloret Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's break down what’s on offer at El Lloret.

This one’s a bit of a heartbreaker. There’s one killer window, and then a whole lot of flat and blown-out days until the very end.

The standout session is Monday morning, September 14th. That’s where you want to be. The swell is a clean 4.3 ft from the NNE, a great size for an intermediate reef, with a period of 8 seconds. Wind is glassy—absolutely dead calm at 3 mph from the WSW. That’s a huge positive; you’ll have smooth, clean faces all morning. The combined energy is a solid 287 (moderate), so there’s some good push. For a consistent reef that likes a NNW direction, this NNE swell is going to wrap in nicely. Just a heads up, it’s often crowded here, so get there early.

After that Monday morning, it goes downhill fast. Monday afternoon turns onshore.

Tuesday the 15th is a no-go. Morning has a tiny 2.3 ft swell, glassy but "surfable but very ordinary." Afternoon gets worse with onshore wind.

Then comes the big dry spell. From Wednesday the 16th all the way to Monday the 28th, conditions are consistently poor. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and even when the swell jumps up, it’s trashed. The combined energy gets strong in the middle (over 700 on the 18th!), but with 16 mph onshore winds, it doesn’t matter. That’s over a week of nothing worth paddling out for.

Finally, on Monday, September 28th, the swell returns to a decent 4.6 ft to 4.9 ft from the NNW, right in the optimum direction for the reef. The wind is a light cross-onshore, so it won’t be perfect, but it’s the best we’ve seen in a while. The combined energy is strong (578-625), so there’s real power behind it. It’s a promising long-range look, but with a second-week forecast, things can shift.

Tuesday the 29th looks similar but with a stronger, choppier cross-onshore wind.

No other breaks to consider—it’s El Lloret or nothing. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so a spring suit is good.

The call: Monday morning, September 14th is the one. Glassy, clean, waist-to-chest high. Don’t miss it. The rest of the month is a wash until those last few days, which are worth a peek but nothing to count on yet.

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