Liencres Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: this outlook is a tough one. We’re looking at a long stretch of small, weak swell and often onshore or cross-shore wind. The water temp is sitting at 72°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you can leave the thick rubber at home.

The first proper recommendation doesn’t come until Saturday the 1st of August. Saturday morning at Liencres, we’ve got a tiny 2 ft swell from the NNW with a short 8-second period. The combined swell energy is weak at 59. The wind is a light cross-offshore from the east at 6 mph, which keeps it clean. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. Think small, weak waves for a beginner session. The afternoon turns poor with a moderate cross-shore breeze.

Then we hit a real dry spell. From Saturday afternoon, all the way through to Thursday the 6th of August, the surf is flat or close to it, with onshore winds and poor conditions. It’s a real bummer.

Thursday the 6th of August offers a little flicker of life. The morning brings a 3 ft swell from the NW, still short period at 8 seconds, and weak energy at 80. The wind is a light cross-offshore from the ENE at 6 mph, making for clean conditions. Same story Thursday afternoon. It’s surfable, but again, very ordinary. This is the best we’ve got for a while.

After that, it’s back to a long stretch of marginal to poor surf. Friday the 7th has clean conditions but tiny waves. The following days are dominated by onshore winds and small, weak swell. The wind swings around a lot, but it’s rarely working in our favour.

There’s a small window of glassy conditions on Monday the 10th of August morning, with a 2 ft swell from the NNW. The combined energy is weak at 45. It’s clean, but the waves are tiny. The same goes for Tuesday the 11th of August morning, another clean but small session.

The second week stays pretty bleak. A few more glassy mornings, like Thursday the 13th of August, but the swell is barely a ripple at 0.7 ft. The standout in the whole 16-day window is probably the morning of Sunday the 16th of August. We’ve got glassy conditions with a light WSW wind, and a 1 ft swell from the NW. The period stretches to 11 seconds, which is the longest we see, giving the waves a bit more shape. The combined energy is still weak at 76, but it’s the cleanest, most promising day in a very long wait. Keep an eye on that one, but don’t book the trip yet.

So, in short, the pickings are slim. The best surf is found on the mornings with light offshore or glassy wind, but the swell is consistently small. For a beginner, the Saturday the 1st or Thursday the 6th mornings are your best bet. For anyone else, the Sunday the 16th is the most promising, but it’s a long way off and the waves are still tiny. With such small, weak swell and poor conditions, this setup would be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Rusty.

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