El Sunset (Benalmádena) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for El Sunset.

Honestly, I’m looking at a pretty bleak sixteen-day stretch here. For the first few days, we’ve got almost nothing. There’s a bit of a wait. The first sign of life is a tiny, tiny pulse on Thursday, 16th of July, with a 2ft swell from the SW. It’s a short period, 5 seconds, so it’s weak, weak energy (9). The morning starts with a clean cross-offshore breeze from the W, which is a nice touch for the small stuff, but the afternoon gets messy with a cross-shore. Still, it’s flat, flat, flat. The standouts are nowhere to be seen.

We’ve got a solid gap of basically no surf from the 17th all the way through to the 22nd of July. The swell is either non-existent or so tiny it’s barely a ripple. Most days the combined energy is less than 10 (e.g. 3, 2, 1, 0). For a spot like this, it’s a painfully quiet run. The 22nd shows a tiny 0.7ft and 1.0ft spike from the E, but the period is still short (4-5 seconds), so it’s not going to shape up. The 23rd of July offers a little more. The morning is glassy and the 1.0ft from the SW sits there, but it’s still weak. The afternoon on the 23rd is the best of the whole outlook: a 2ft SW swell, with a clean cross-offshore breeze from the WSW. The energy is still low (6), but it’s the cleanest you’ll see it.

The end of the month, around the 26th of July, shows a slight bump. The morning brings a 2ft SW swell with a clean offshore wind from the NW. The afternoon pushes up to 2ft, still SW, period 5 seconds, and the energy creeps up to 14. With a cross-offshore breeze, it’ll be clean, but it’s still tiny. Too small for any real power.

The 29th and 30th of July offer some glassy mornings with 0.7ft from the E, period 6 seconds. It’s clean, but you’re basically floating. The 31st of July finishes with a 1.0ft from the ESE in the morning, glassy, and a 2ft from the ENE in the afternoon, but with a cross-onshore breeze.

There’s no standout here. If you’re desperate, the cleanest, most surfable window is the afternoon of the 23rd, but don’t expect much. The 26th afternoon has the most size, but it’s still tiny. For a beginner, it’s all small, but the 2ft on the 26th is manageable. The break is inconsistent, so you’ll be waiting for sets. The water is 72°F here, which is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

Keep your expectations low, lads. This is a dry spell. And with the lack of energy and short period, you’d be better off on a longboard or a SUP. It’s just not a paddle-surfing week.

Rusty.

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