Liencres Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it for the Liencres stretch. The next couple of weeks are a real mixed bag, with a lot of ordinary, blown-out days to wade through before we get a proper taste of something good. The water is sitting at a balmy 73°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – a solid 5°F above average, so you’ll be comfortable in a spring suit or even a shorty.

The first real chance to paddle out comes on Tuesday the 21st. Tuesday morning at Liencres is actually glassy, with a light 3 mph NNE breeze. The swell is a modest 5 ft from the NNE with a short period of 7 seconds, and the combined energy is weak at 169. It’s surfable, but the conditions are very ordinary. The afternoon gets ruined by a 16 mph cross-shore, so that’s a write-off.

Wednesday the 22nd through Saturday the 26th is a rough stretch. The wind is relentless – cross-offshore, cross-on, and fresh cross-onshore – with swell sizes fluctuating between 2 ft and 6 ft, but the quality is consistently poor. Saturday afternoon sees a 6 ft NW swell but with 22 mph winds and a risk of thunderstorms, making it lumpy and messy. The combined energy hits 227, which is moderate, but it’s not worth it for paddle surfing; that setup looks more interesting for kite surfing.

We finally get a standout window on Monday the 27th. Monday morning is the real deal. The wind goes glassy out of the NW at just 3 mph, and the swell is a clean 5 ft from the NW with a long period of 10 seconds. The combined energy is strong at 460. This is a proper groundswell, and while it’s a beach break setup, the glassy conditions and quality energy should produce some clean, lined-up waves. The period is long enough to give you good shape and make paddling out easier. Mark Monday morning as the best on offer.

After that, Monday afternoon gets messy with a cross-shore, and Tuesday the 28th is marginal with a cross-offshore breeze. Wednesday the 29th offers tiny 2 ft waves with glassy conditions again, but it’s very ordinary – just a small, clean knee-high dribble for a longboard.

From Thursday the 30th through Tuesday the 5th of August, it’s a long run of poor surf. The wind is mostly cross-on or onshore, with swell sizes dropping to 1 ft to 3 ft. The combined energy is weak, often below 100, and the conditions are choppy or messy. There’s a few tiny windows of glassy, surfable waves on the 4th and 5th of August, but the swell is super small at 2 ft to 3 ft, so it’s barely worth the paddle.

So, the takeaway: hold out for Monday the 27th morning. That’s your standout. The rest of the window is mostly a write-off, with a long gap of poor conditions from the 30th of July onwards. Stay patient – it tends not to stay poor for long, but this time it’s a solid run of flat, blown-out days.

Rusty.

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