Jameos del Agua Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for this stretch.

Right off the bat, it’s a bit of a tough run of luck for Jameos del Agua (Lanzarote). We’ve got a solid 16-day window but the surf just doesn’t line up with clean conditions. The whole first week and a half is plagued by strong cross-shore and cross-onshore winds, mostly from the N and NNE at 15 to 25 mph, which is going to put a real chop on the face and make things messy. The swell height sits around 5ft to 6ft for most of it, which is a decent size, but with those winds, it’s just not surfable in any kind of quality way. The wave energy is actually moderate to strong for a few days – for example, Monday morning Sept 7th shows the combined swell energy at 441, and then it drops into the 300s and 400s – but it’s all wasted with that cross-chop. The water temp is sitting at 75° with a bit of an anomaly of 2°, so it’s a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s small consolation when the waves are a mess.

The first real glimmer comes around Monday afternoon, September 14th – it’s a marginal surf forecast with a score of 1. The swell has dropped right down to 3ft from the NNW, with a period of 12 seconds, so there’s some long-period groundswell trying to push in. The wind goes light cross-onshore from the NE at 6 mph. That’s a light breeze, so it’s gonna have small wind ripples but not the lumpy mess we’ve been seeing. The combined swell energy is 334, which is moderate. It’s small and borderline, but easily the best-looking window in the whole forecast if you’re desperate for a slide. That Monday afternoon is the standout, but only for the patient surfer who doesn’t mind tiny, glassy-ish waves.

After that, Tuesday the 15th through the 16th we go straight back into fresh to strong breezes and cross-chop with swell around 4ft to 6ft – all poor surf conditions. Then from Wednesday the 16th onwards, the wind picks up again to 25 mph, making things really ugly.

From Friday morning, September 18th, the swell starts to fade. By the 19th, we’re looking at tiny 2ft or smaller with combined swell energy dropping below 100 (down to 71 and 51) which is weak energy. The last few days, the 20th and 21st, we have clean, cross-off winds from the NNW at 9 mph, which is a nice change, but the swell is just too small – 1ft to 2ft – and it’s coming from NNW and NW with periods from 7 to 11 seconds. It’s pretty flat.

Best Bet on Offer: If you absolutely have to get wet, the only real standout is Monday afternoon, September 14th at Jameos del Agua. With the swell from the NNW at 3ft and a period of 12 seconds, and very light cross-onshore wind, it’ll be small but clean. This is a reef break, so it should still form a rideable little wave for longboards or a fish. Just don’t expect much.

Between the 14th and the 21st, there’s a long gap of several days with no quality recommendations. After that Monday, it’s back to poor surf or flatness. For the last few days, the 20th and 21st, the wind is clean cross-off, but sadly there’s just no energy left in the water. That spot tends not to stay completely dead for long, but this run looks pretty drawn out.

Rusty.

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