Majanicho Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s run through this in feet and miles per hour.

The 16-day window is a tough one. A persistent north wind is going to mess up most of the waves. The swell is there, but the wind direction is the enemy of clean surf. The only real standout is a single morning session on Monday, September 14th.

Let’s talk about Majanicho (El Hierro) . This is an exposed reef and point that’s strictly for experts. The water is running a touch warmer than usual for the season, about 75°.

The first few days are a total loss. From Thursday the 10th through Sunday the 13th, you’ve got a moderate north-northeast wind blowing onshore. Swell heights are around 4ft to 5ft from the north, with short periods of 6 to 8 seconds. The combined swell energy is moderate, between 145 and 358, but that onshore wind makes it lumpy and poor. Not worth it.

Then comes Monday, September 14th. The morning is a gift. The wind goes glassy, with a light breeze shifting to the west-northwest. The swell is small at 2ft, but it’s a long-period groundswell from the north-northwest with a 13-second period. The combined energy is moderate at 217. For a reef point like this, that long period means the waves will hold their shape, and the glassy conditions mean the surface will be clean. This is the one golden window. The afternoon turns back onshore with a north wind, so you have to be out there early.

After that, it’s a slog. From Tuesday the 15th through to the 25th of September, it’s the same story: north wind, onshore or cross-onshore, with swell mostly under 5ft. The energy is moderate to weak. There’s a spike in energy around September 22nd with a very long-period swell (14 seconds) from the NNW, but the wind is still a moderate north-northeast onshore, keeping the conditions poor.

So, for the experts, your only real shot is that early Monday morning, September 14th, at Majanicho. The rest of the forecast is a waiting game.

Rusty.

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