La Santa - El Quemao Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright crew, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. The next 16 days are a real mixed bag for this spot. There’s no surf on offer at the start, so we’re looking at a gap from now until the end of the first week. The ocean is just not cooperating.

The first real potential window kicks off on Sunday the 23rd of August in the afternoon. We’ve got a pulse of swell from the NNW, around 5ft, with a very long period of 14 seconds. That’s proper groundswell energy, and the combined energy is a hefty 1114 (strong). The wind swings light onshore from the NNW, which is actually the optimal direction for this break. That combination could set up some clean, powerful lines at La Santa - El Quemao, a heavy expert reef. The water temp is sitting at 75°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. But here’s the thing–this is a Sunday afternoon call, and the following days are a write-off again. The wind turns cross-on, the swell drops, and it gets messy. There’s a long stretch of poor surf and strong cross-onshore winds that just won’t let up through the rest of August and into early September.

The next thing that catches my eye is way out in the second week, on Saturday the 5th of September afternoon. Swell from the N at 5ft, period 9 seconds, combined energy 631 (moderate). The wind is cross-on from the N at 16 mph. It’s not a standout, but it’s the best of a bad bunch that week. The real standout in the whole 16-day window, though, is that Sunday afternoon session on the 23rd. It’s the only time the swell direction, period, and wind look like they’ll line up for quality at this break. The rest of the time, the wind is just too strong or from the wrong angle, and the surf is poor. It’s a tough run for the Lanzarote crew.

Keep your eyes on that Sunday afternoon. It’s the one.

Rusty.

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