El Lloret Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. We’ve got a full 16-day window running from Thursday, August 6th. Now, I’m not gonna sugarcoat it—this stretch is a tough one for surfers. The only break on the menu is El Lloret, a reef break that’s fairly exposed to swell, but the conditions are gonna make you work for it.

The overall pattern is a long, drawn-out period of poor surf. The waves are there, but they’re just not shaping up. The swell is consistently coming from the NNE, around 5 ft to 6 ft, but the period is short—only 6 to 9 seconds. That’s windswell, not the groundswell we’d want for a reef like this. The combined energy sits in the moderate zone, ranging from about 225 to 406. It’s got some push, but it’s messy.

The wind is the real killer. From Thursday the 6th right through to the end, it’s blowing onshore or cross-onshore from the north or NNE at 9 to 16 mph. That’s gonna keep the surface choppy and ugly. The water temp is sitting at 74°F with a 1°F anomaly, so it’s about average for this time of year—nothing special there.

The first few days are a write-off. Thursday the 6th, Friday the 7th, Saturday the 8th—all poor, all choppy. There’s no standout window here. Even when the wind backs off a little to 9 mph from the north, it’s still onshore, and the swell is too short period to make anything of it.

Looking further out, the mornings of the 20th and 21st of August show a slight improvement in period—9 seconds—and the swell drops a touch to 4 ft to 5 ft. The energy is still moderate (291 to 396), but the wind is still onshore. It’s the best of a bad bunch, but it’s still not good.

Honestly, for the whole 16 days, there’s not a single session I’d line up for. The surf is too short-period, the wind is too consistent, and the setup at El Lloret doesn’t handle that well. It’s a reef, so it needs cleaner conditions. For beginners, the swell is over 5 ft on some days, so it’s not ideal. For experts, there’s just no quality.

If you’re a kite surfer, this might look interesting with the strong winds and consistent swell, but for paddle surfing, it’s a blank run. That’s normal for this area in these conditions. Forecasts can change, but right now, I’d leave the board at home.

Rusty.

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