El Lloret Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the track for the next sixteen days.

To be straight with you, the outlook for El Lloret is tough. There’s surf in the water, but the conditions are just not cooperating for a proper paddle session. We’ve got a persistent moderate onshore breeze almost the whole way through, and a lot of that wind is straight from the north or north-northeast, which is no good for this reef setup. The swell is mostly short period windswell, under 8 seconds, which just doesn’t stack up well here. The combined wave energy is weak to moderate, sitting between 149 and 432, and the summary swell height bounces around 3ft to 6ft. But with the onshore wind, it’s going to be bumpy and basically unsurfable.

Looking at the first recommendation, Saturday the 15th of August morning brings some clouds and a solid 6ft swell from the north-northeast, but with a 12 mph wind right on it, the quality is shot. That same story repeats day after day. Sunday the 16th is a little smaller, 4ft, wind still on it. The best chance of anything cleaner is maybe the afternoon of Sunday the 17th, where the wind is still onshore, but at a lighter 9 mph. Even then, the period is only 8 seconds and the quality is poor.

The morning of the 18th of August has a 9-second period and 4ft swell, again onshore wind. For a reef break, you want that offshore wind out of the south-southwest, but the optimum swell direction is north-northwest, and we’re getting north-northeast. Nothing lines up.

Toward the end of the run, the swell picks up a notch. On Thursday the 27th of August morning, we’ve got 6ft from the north-northeast, but the wind is a fresh 19 mph right on it. The energy jumps to 385, but with that wind, it’s just a messy, blown-out wall. This setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, to be honest.

There’s no standout session in this sixteen-day window. The water temperature anomaly data isn’t provided for this break, so I can’t tell you if it’s warmer or cooler than usual for this time of year. All I can say is it’s a long, bleak stretch. It tends not to stay poor for long around here though, so keep an eye on it because forecasts can change.

Stay tuned.

Rusty

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