Barinatxe - La Salvaje Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s shaping up for Barinatxe - La Salvaje over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the next ten days or so are looking pretty flat and disappointing. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak, and messy waves. The water is sitting at 75° currently, which is a solid 6° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s very unusual, feels like a warm bath out there.

We start on Tuesday the 21st with a weak 4ft swell from the north, but it’s a short period of 7 seconds and there’s a light cross-onshore breeze. The energy is low (153), and the conditions are just poor. That’s the story for the next several days, sadly. You’ll see tiny waves, somewhere between 2ft and 3ft, with light onshore or cross-shore winds. Thursday the 23rd morning goes glassy, but the swell is only 2ft and the energy is a measly 59 – you’d be bobbing around more than surfing.

The weekend of the 25th and 26th sees a jump in size, but it’s not good news. On Saturday the 25th, the swell builds to 6ft in the morning and 8ft in the afternoon from the WNW, but the wind is a strong 19 to 22 mph cross-onshore, making it lumpy and fresh. The wave energy gets up to 510 in the afternoon, but it’s a messy, blown-out scene. A beach-and-reef setup like this with that much wind and chop is honestly looking more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Sunday the 26th is still choppy with moderate winds, and the swell drops back. Monday the 27th is the only real glimmer in this whole outlook. The morning shows a 6ft swell from the NNW with a period of 9 seconds, and the wind swings light onshore from the NW. The wave energy is solid at 530, and it’s described as marginal. It’s not perfect, but it’s the best we’ll see for a while. Still, only for the experts – that size on a beach break can be a handful.

After that, it’s back to poor conditions. The 28th and 29th of July have a cleaner cross-offshore wind in the mornings, with a 5ft and 4ft swell from the NNW, and a period of 10 seconds. The energy is moderate (363 and 300), and the wind is light, so the mornings look clean. But the swell is still small and the afternoons get chopped up. It’s surfable, but nothing to get excited about.

From the 30th of July right through to the 5th of August, we’re in a real dry spell. Swell heights stay below 3ft, mostly in the 1ft to 3ft range, with very low energy (28 to 142). There are a few glassy moments, like the 30th morning and the 2nd of August morning, but with no swell to work with, it’s just a flat calm. The 5th of August morning is dead flat with a glassy 2ft wave.

The standout, if you can call it that, is the morning of Monday the 27th of July. It’s the only time we get a decent sized swell (6ft) with decent energy, and even then the wind is just okay. The 28th and 29th mornings are the next best bet for a cleaner, smaller wave. For the rest, it’s a waiting game. This is a consistent spot, so it won’t stay this poor forever, but for this 16-day window, it’s pretty grim.

Rusty, signing off.

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