Liencres Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for Liencres over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, I’m looking at this forecast and it’s a bit of a slow burn. For the first week and a half, we’re staring at a whole lot of small, weak, and onshore misery. The swell is tiny, mostly under 3 ft, with periods that are all over the place – short, weak windswell mostly. The combined energy readings are pathetic, stuck in the double digits and low triple digits (16 to 145), meaning there’s just no power in the water. The wind is almost always onshore or cross-on, messing up what little ripple there is. It’s not going to be worth paddling out. We’ve got a gap of about 12 days with nothing really surfable, just a few mornings with “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” on the 10th and 17th of August, but even then, the swell is only 2 ft and the quality is poor.

The water temperature is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Then, finally, we get a glimmer of hope. Friday the 21st of August. The morning shows a bit of life. The swell bumps up to 4 ft from the NW with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 223 (moderate), which is the best we’ll see. The kicker is the wind: it’s a light cross-offshore breeze from the ENE, keeping things clean. This is the standout window. Liencres is an exposed spot, and when that NW swell lines up with a clean offshore wind, it can produce some fun, shapey waves. It’s a consistent break, so it should be working. The difficulty is beginner-friendly, so even though the swell is over 5 ft? No, it's 4 ft, so it’s fine for most. Just be aware that crowds are often there, so get in early.

The Friday afternoon is a bit of a letdown because the wind picks up to 16 mph, still cross-off, but that’s a strong breeze, so it’ll get a bit bumpy.

After that, Saturday the 22nd looks like it’s back to small, onshore mush, and Sunday the 23rd has a tiny 1 ft clean wave but with no power.

So, the only real shout is Friday morning, 21st August. It’s not a big swell, but it’s the only clean, surfable wave on offer. Everything else is a write-off. Get on it if you can.

Rusty.

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