El Sardinero - Segunda Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for Sardinero over the next couple of weeks.

To be honest, it's a bit of a quiet stretch. We're looking at a long run of days where the swell is just too small to get the blood pumping, but there's a little light at the end of the tunnel if you're patient.

The first few days are a real struggle. From Monday the 10th right through to the weekend of the 16th, it's mostly flat or tiny, weak waves. The combined energy is stuck in the single digits and low double digits (0 to 69), meaning there's just not enough power in the water to do much. The wind is often clean, with some glassy mornings on the 10th and 11th, but with no swell, it's a waste of a good forecast. You'll be staring at a flat ocean.

Things start to look a little more interesting around Thursday the 13th. We get a small pulse of NW swell, with the combined energy bumping up to a moderate 69, but the wave height is still only 2ft. The wind is offshore from the WNW, making for clean conditions, but it's really just ankle to knee-high stuff. This pattern of small, clean waves continues through the 14th and 15th, with a mix of cross-offshore winds, but the wave heights never get above 2ft, and the energy stays low (27 to 67). It's a nice place to be on the sand, but not for surfing.

We hit another complete flat spell from the 16th through the 18th, with zero energy in the water. Then from the 19th onwards, we start to see a slight increase in swell size, but the wind turns onshore from the ENE and NE. On the 19th, we get a 1ft NW swell with a period of 12 seconds, but it's blown out by a 12 mph onshore wind. The energy is building (75 to 80) but the quality is poor.

The best looking window in this whole outlook is the morning of Friday the 21st of August. We have a clean 2ft NW swell coming in with a 12 mph offshore wind from the W. The combined energy is a moderate 67. It's not going to be epic, but it will be the most ridable and cleanest of the entire period. El Sardinero - Segunda is a beach and rocks setup, so it's fairly exposed to the NW swell direction, and crowds are possible. The water temperature is 71°, which is about average for this time of year.

There's a final tease on the morning of Tuesday the 25th of August, with a glassy 0.7ft WNW swell, but the period is a very long 17 seconds. That's a groundswell, and at a beach break like Sardinero, a long period swell can run straight and not offer much shape. The energy is low at 28. It's a promising sign for the future, but not a goer today.

So, to be straight with you, there's nothing to get excited about. The best bet is the morning of the 21st, but even that is a marginal day. For now, it's a stretch of time that's better suited for a run or a coffee than a surf. Things can change, so keep an eye on it, but as it stands, it's a tough one.

Rusty.

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