Jameos del Agua Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Looking at the charts for this stretch, and I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough one. For the next two weeks, we are staring down a real dry spell for decent surf. The pattern is stubborn: persistent onshore and cross-shore winds from the north and north-northeast, and the swell just isn't lining up with what Jameos del Agua (Lanzarote) needs. The optimum direction is north, and we're seeing a lot of north-northeast energy. That mismatch, combined with the constant wind, is just making a mess of things.

We're starting on Sunday the 5th with a weak, short-period 3ft swell from the north, but a 12 mph cross-wind is already chopping it up. That poor trend just locks in. Monday the 6th sees a little cleaner cross-offshore wind in the morning, but the swell drops to a tiny 2ft to 3ft with a short 8-second period. The wave energy is weak and just not worth the paddle.

This same story plays out day after day. Through the first week, up until Saturday the 11th, everything is scoring a zero. The wind is either a moderate to fresh breeze, and the swell is either too small, too short-period, or just getting mangled by cross-shore winds. There is a brief period on the 9th and 10th where the swell ticks up to 4ft, but the wind is still howling at 15-18 mph, creating lumpy, cross-chop conditions.

Even as we move into the second week, from the 12th to the 16th of July, the situation doesn't improve. The swell picks up a little, hitting 3ft, and we even get a longer 11-second period on the morning of the 12th with combined energy reaching a moderate level. But that is a total tease because the wind is a relentless 18 mph cross-shore. It's just choppy, bumpy, and the wave quality is described as poor. It's not surfable.

Now, for the final weekend, the 18th and 19th of July, the swell starts to get real. We're looking at 7ft to 8ft from the north-northeast with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy jumps up to strong levels, but this is where it gets tricky. The morning of Saturday the 18th is the one tiny glimmer – the wind is cross-offshore and the conditions are clean. That 7ft swell (the best we see) might offer a few heavy, close-out barrels for the experts. But the afternoon gets messy with cross-shore wind again. And Sunday the 19th? The swell is a solid 8ft, but it's cross-shore and the quality is still flagged as poor.

Let me break down the one and only possible standout:

Jameos del Agua (Lanzarote) – The only day to even consider is the morning of Saturday, 18th July. We'll have a clean, cross-offshore wind, and a big 7ft swell from the north-northeast. The period is only 7 seconds, so it will be a lumpy, powerful windswell – all power, no finesse. The water is about 70°F, which is normal for this time of year. This is strictly for experienced surfers only. The rest of the week, including the 19th and 20th, is a write-off with heavy winds and messy conditions.

Honestly, for the vast majority of this forecast, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The wind is strong and cross-shore, and the waves are just choppy junk. We just need the wind to swing offshore and the swell to lock in from the true north for this spot to turn on. As it stands, it's a two-week lemon, with only that Saturday morning offering a brief, heavy window for the brave. Keep an eye on it, but don't get your hopes up.

Rusty.

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