El Sardinero - Segunda Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

Right off the bat, I’ve gotta be straight with you – this is a tough one. We’re looking at a long, dry spell with barely a ripple worth talking about for the first week and a half. The water is sitting at a very warm 73°, which is a good 5° above what we’d normally expect for this time of year, so it’s feeling more like a bathtub than the Atlantic. But that’s where the good news ends.

We’re starting off on Tuesday the 21st with glassy conditions in the morning, a tiny 0.3 ft NW windswell, and the energy is just a 5. That’s about as flat as it gets. Tuesday afternoon and all of Wednesday see a moderate onshore breeze kick in and the swell stays pathetic. Thursday the 23rd brings a cleaner cross-offshore breeze, but still on that 0.3 ft muck. Honestly, it’s a write-off until the weekend.

Now, Saturday the 25th afternoon is where things get a bit more interesting, but not in a good way for most of us. A fresh cross-offshore wind whips up and we get a jump in size to 6 ft from the NW. The energy reading jumps to 265, which is moderate, but the period is a short, crumbly 6 seconds. That’s a lot of wind-affected, chunky close-out surf. With that strong wind and the beach-and-rocks setup, this is looking more like a kite session than a paddle session. For the expert crew only, if you’re feeling frothy.

The rest of the following week is a graveyard. Sunday the 26th through to Friday the 1st of August goes totally flat with zero energy. The only thing changing is the wind direction. By Saturday the 1st of August, we finally see some life again – a tiny 1 ft to 1 ft NW groundswell with a decent period of 12 seconds, but it’s on a light cross-onshore breeze. The energy is still weak, sitting around 35-40. It’s a tiny, clean ankle-snapper at best.

Sunday the 2nd of August offers the best of a very bad bunch. A glassy morning with a 1 ft NW swell, period of 9 seconds, and energy of 32. It’s still small, but with that glassy surface, it’ll be the cleanest little knee-high dribblers you’ll see all forecast. If you’re desperate for a paddle, that’s your window.

The final few days into the 5th of August show a very slight increase in size to 2 ft-3 ft, but the winds turn cross-onshore and the energy stays weak. It’s poor surf conditions all the way through.

So, the honest truth? There are no standouts here. The only real pick is the glassy Sunday morning on the 2nd of August for the absolute smallest of waves. Otherwise, the boards are staying in the van for a long time.

Rusty.

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