Barinatxe - La Salvaje Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Barinatxe - La Salvaje.

The next 16 days are a real mixed bag, but mostly a frustrating one. We’ve got a bit of a wait for anything decent, and even then, it’s not going to be a classic. The real story is a stretch of poor, bumpy, cross-onshore conditions that just won’t let up for the first week or so.

Starting off, Thursday 23rd July through to Sunday 27th July is a write-off. The water is sitting at a very unusual 75° (much warmer than normal for this time of year), but you won’t want to be out there. We’ve got tiny, weak swell with combined energy readings as low as 55 (weak) and constant cross-onshore winds. By Saturday 25th, the swell pushes up to 6 ft from the WNW, but it’s a short-period 6 seconds and the wind is blowing 19 mph from the WNW, making it a lumpy, choppy mess. The energy does climb to 221 (moderate) and then 424 (strong) on Saturday afternoon, but for the wrong reasons – it’s just wind and chop. Same story on Sunday with 6 ft swell and 16 mph cross-onshore. This is all poor surf.

Monday 27th July morning sees a bit of a change. The swell is 5 ft from the NNW with a much longer period of 10 seconds and the combined energy is 475 (strong). The wind is light offshore from the NW. This is the first real glimmer of hope, but it’s only rated as marginal. The afternoon has a cross-on breeze that messes it up.

Tuesday 28th July is the only true standout in the whole window. The morning is looking clean with light cross-offshore wind from the east at 6 mph. Swell is 4 ft from the NW with a period of 10 seconds, giving a combined energy of 281 (moderate). The waves should have some shape thanks to that longer period, and the light wind will keep the surface clean. This is a short window of quality, and crowds here are often, so expect company. The afternoon turns cross-on and goes flat and bumpy again.

After that, it’s back to the doldrums. Wednesday 29th July through to Tuesday 5th August is a barren run of tiny, weak swell (below 3 ft most of the time) with onshore or cross-onshore winds. The combined energy readings are mostly in the double digits (weak) or low triple digits. There are a couple of glassy mornings on Saturday 1st August and Tuesday 4th August, but the swell is only 2 ft to 2 ft. It’s surfable but very ordinary. The whole first week of August looks flat and low-energy.

The best call is Tuesday 28th July morning. Clean, 4 ft NW swell, light offshore wind. That’s where you want to be. Everything else is either too small, too windy, or both.

Rusty.

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