Jameos del Agua Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mates, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are looking pretty damn average for our little corner of the rock. We've got one main spot on the radar, Jameos del Agua, but it’s going to take some patience to find anything worth paddling out for. The water’s sitting at 75°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – a small blessing.

The run starts off grim. From Wednesday the 9th right through to Saturday the 12th, we're dealing with a fresh cross-shore breeze that's got the ocean all chopped up and lumpy. There's swell, but it's messy, short-period stuff. The energy is moderate (293 in the morning, dropping to 272 by the afternoon), but it’s just not doing us any favors. It's a solid week of watching from the sand.

Sunday the 13th gives us a little light at the end of the tunnel. The wind drops right out, and we get a light cross-offshore breeze. The swell drops a touch to 5ft from the NNE, and the conditions clean right up. It's not pumping, but it’s surfable. The energy is still moderate (327). Monday the 14th morning has some potential with a glassy, cross-offshore wind, but the swell is tiny at 2ft. Even though the period jumps to a long 13 seconds, there's just not enough water moving.

The middle of the week gets blown out again with a moderate cross-shore wind and small, weak swell. Then, around the 16th and 17th, the wind picks up again, and we get some more of that fresh, lumpy cross-shore chop. The swell bumps up to 6ft but with a short 7-8 second period, it's just going to be a messy wall of whitewater. The energy is back up to a moderate 380, but the quality just isn’t there.

There’s a real gap in quality from the 18th through the 20th, with strong cross-shore winds making things pretty horrendous. The only glimmer is the afternoon of Sunday the 20th, when the wind drops to a slight air and the surf cleans up, but the waves are only 3ft – just ordinary.

The final part of this outlook, around the 22nd and 23rd, we see the wind finally ease off. Tuesday the 22nd morning looks clean with a light offshore wind and a 3ft swell from the NNE, but it’s still nothing to write home about. The following days just fade away into tiny, weak surf.

Honestly, the best bet in this whole 16-day window is the Sunday morning of the 13th at Jameos del Agua. It won’t be big, but with that 5ft of NNE swell and light winds, it’ll be the cleanest surf we see. The Monday morning after that could be fun for the longboarders if you can find a wave, but don't expect much power. For the rest of it, you might be better off finding another hobby.

Stay patient, keep an eye on the charts, and when that wind turns offshore, you’ll know.

Rusty.

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