El Tizate Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s happening.

We’re starting with a long dry spell. The first real chance to get wet isn’t until Monday the 24th, and even then it’s pretty lackluster. Small, clean waves at El Tizate, but nothing that’ll get your heart pumping.

Monday the 24th morning, the water is a warm 89°, which is about 4° warmer than average for this time of year—that’s definitely noticeable. The swell is a tiny 1ft from the southwest, with a long period of 17 seconds. That long period helps, but with that size, it’s barely a knee-slapper. Winds are light cross-off from the north-northeast at 3 mph, keeping it clean. Combined energy is weak at 147.

Tuesday the 25th and Wednesday the 26th mornings are more of the same: 1ft to 2ft southwest swell, glassy conditions, and periods around 15-16 seconds. Still very small, very marginal.

There’s a slight bump in size on Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th mornings. We see 3ft from the southwest, period around 14-16 seconds, and glassy winds. The combined energy jumps to 375 and 319, which is moderate but still not much push. The waves will be clean, but they’re going to be weak and inconsistent.

Looking further out, Thursday the 3rd of September afternoon has a 3ft southwest swell with a 17-second period and combined energy of 487. That’s the biggest energy reading in the whole window, but the wind is onshore and the conditions are rated as marginal. A real tease.

The best on offer across the whole 16 days is a toss-up between Saturday the 29th and Saturday the 5th of September mornings. Both have 3ft southwest swell, glassy winds, and moderate energy (375 and 389). They’re clean, but small. If you’re itching for a paddle, those are your windows.

Other than those few mornings, there are large gaps with no worthwhile surf. From Monday the 31st onward, most afternoons are a write-off with onshore winds and poor conditions. The week of September 1st to 8th is particularly bleak, with only a handful of small, glassy mornings that are barely surfable.

El Tizate is an inconsistent, sheltered spot, so this kind of long flat spell is pretty normal here. The southwest swell direction isn’t its optimum either—it needs something from the northwest to really fire.

Bottom line: if you’ve got a longboard and low expectations, the mornings of Saturday the 29th and Saturday the 5th are your best bet. For anything with more power, you’re out of luck.

Rusty.

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