El Sardinero - Segunda Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what the next couple of weeks have in store for us at El Sardinero - Segunda.

The pattern kicks off with a bit of a mixed bag, but there's a definite standout session to get excited about. The water is sitting at 72°, which is a touch warmer than we normally see this time of year, so that's a nice bonus.

Saturday afternoon looks like a write-off with cross-on winds chopping up a 4ft NW swell. We'll see some improvement on Sunday morning though. The wind swings to a light cross-off from the WNW and the same 4ft NW swell cleans right up, making for a decent session.

The real highlight of the first week comes on Monday morning. We've got a glassy 5ft NW groundswell with a 10-second period rolling in, and the combined energy is sitting at a solid moderate (450). The wind is dead calm, glassy as can be. This is the pick of the lot early on – clean lines and a good size for intermediates. It'll be a bit busy with crowds sometimes, but for waves like that it's worth it.

Things drop off pretty quickly after that. Tuesday through Thursday of the first week is a write-off with tiny or no swell and poor wind. There's a long gap in quality surf here, running from Monday afternoon all the way through to early the following week.

We get another little spike on Friday the 4th of September. The morning session looks promising with a glassy 4ft NW groundswell hitting the coast. The period bumps up to a very long 13 seconds, which gives these waves some real grunt and shape, and the combined energy is up in the strong range (609). This is a long period groundswell, so it'll be peaky at the beach, but with glassy conditions it'll still be a fun morning.

The afternoon on Friday gets ruined by cross-on winds, and then the following Saturday and Sunday look largely flat or blown out. The next possible window shows up on Saturday the 12th of September. Both morning and afternoon see a clean 4ft NW swell with an 11-second period, with offshore to cross-off winds from the west. The combined energy is moderate (315-287). It's not the size of Monday's session, but the clean conditions and solid period make it a solid, if less powerful, option later in the forecast.

So, to sum it up: if you can get out, the absolute standout is Monday morning the 31st of August with those clean, glassy 5ft NW waves. The Friday the 4th of September morning is a promising runner-up for the long-period groundswell fans.

Rusty, signing off.

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