El Sardinero - Segunda Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee, let’s have a look at what’s coming up for El Sardinero - Segunda over the next couple of weeks.

To be honest, the first few days are a bit of a write-off. Sunday the 6th is flat with a clean offshore breeze – nice for a paddle but no surf. Monday the 7th is where it finally starts to show a pulse. We’ve got a long-period NW groundswell arriving, 2 ft to 2 ft with a period of 13-14 seconds, which is a proper groundswell for this beach-and-rocks setup. The combined energy is moderate (129-170). Monday morning is the standout early window – glassy conditions with a light W breeze, just 5 mph. That’s clean, glassy, and if you’re free, get out there. It’s small, but it’ll be lined up nicely. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no need for a thick suit.

Tuesday the 8th stays small, 3 ft from the NW with a shorter period (10-11 seconds), and the wind stays clean cross-offshore. It’s surfable but ordinary – not going to get the heart racing. Wednesday the 9th gets a bit more size – 6 ft in the morning from the NW, but the period drops to 9 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 535 (moderate). That’s the biggest swell of the window, but the wind is cross-offshore and clean in the morning. However, 6 ft here can be a bit too much for beginners and the short period means it won’t be as organised. It’s more of a challenge for the experienced crew.

Then we hit a real gap. From Thursday the 10th right through to Tuesday the 15th, there’s nothing worth paddling out for – mostly flat spells with poor wind conditions or tiny, weak swell. A few mornings go glassy, but with no wave energy to speak of. It’s a dry spell of about 6 days.

Things look a little more interesting from Wednesday the 16th morning. We get a clean NW groundswell again, 3 ft with a period of 11 seconds and combined energy at 137 (moderate). The wind is light offshore from the W at 10 mph – clean. It’s surfable, but nothing special. Thursday the 17th morning is the next real highlight: 3 ft from the NW, period of 11 seconds, and clean offshore wind (W, 15 mph). The combined energy is 242 (moderate). That’s worth a session. The afternoon holds similar size but with a cross-off breeze.

After that, from Friday the 18th, it drops off again. More flat spells, glassy mornings but no swell. The very last window on Monday the 21st morning shows a glimmer – 3 ft NW groundswell, period 10 seconds, combined energy 156, with a clean offshore wind. But it’s a long way out, so treat that as a promising but uncertain prospect.

Best on offer: Monday the 7th morning for the glassy, long-period clean small waves, and Thursday the 17th morning for the biggest clean swell of the second week. Everything else is marginal or flat.

Rusty

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