Liencres Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey folks, Rusty here. Let’s keep it real: the next 16 days at Liencres are a tough grind. The wave energy is weak, the wind is rarely working for you, and the score is a flat zero for almost the whole run. It’s one of those stretches where you’re better off waxing the longboard for a paddle or just kicking back. There’s a gap of steady, poor surf from the start right through to the end of July, with no good options.

The first few days – Tuesday the 21st through to Sunday the 26th – are a bust. Swell trickles in from the NNE around 2ft to 5ft, but with short, weak periods of 6-7 seconds, and the combined energy barely cracks 100 (187) at its best. The wind is mostly cross or cross-onshore, sometimes gusting to 25 mph, leaving the surface choppy or messy. Water temp is sitting at 73°, which is much warmer than normal for the time of year – a solid 5° above average, so you’ll feel that warmth if you go for a dip.

Monday the 27th shows a little flicker of life. The swell picks up a touch, 4ft to 5ft from the NNW, with a longer period of 10 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 374. The morning has a light cross-shore wind, but it’s still only a *marginal* forecast, and the afternoon turns cross-off with a moderate breeze – clean looking, but the score is still zero. Not a standout, just a glimmer.

Tuesday the 28th offers the best of a bad bunch. Morning has 4ft from the NNW at 9 seconds, with a clean cross-off wind from the ENE. Combined energy is 251. The afternoon is similar, 4ft from the NW at 9 seconds, energy 261. It’s clean, but the scores are a 1 out of 10, so it’s questionable. For a surfer dying for a wave, it’s a session, but it’s not what I’d call good.

From Wednesday the 29th onward, it’s back to the grind. Swell drops to 2ft to 4ft, periods stay short, and the wind is almost always cross-onshore or onshore. The last few days of the forecast – August 4th and 5th – are flat with glassy wind, but the swell is 0.7ft to 1ft, which is just a ripple. Zero energy, zero surf.

The standout here, if you can call it that, is Monday the 27th and Tuesday the 28th. The swell has a bit more weight and a longer period, and the wind is clean or cross-off, so it’ll be the most surfable. But don’t expect anything firing. It’s a “get what you can” kind of outlook.

Rusty.

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