Mundaka Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here. Right, let’s be straight with you. The next couple of weeks here at Mundaka are looking lean for a while, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel, and it’s a proper one if you’re patient.

The forecast starts with a flat spell. From Tuesday the 18th through to the end of next week, it’s just not happening. We’ve got weak, short-period NW windswell and a lot of onshore breeze messing things up. The combined energy is in the low double digits for much of this stretch, like 45 and 49 on Tuesday, dropping to 12 on Wednesday morning. It’s small, it’s jumbled, and there’s nothing worth paddling out for. You’d be wasting your time.

There’s a slight pulse around Thursday the 20th, with the swell pushing to around 4ft on the morning, and energy getting up to 268. But it’s from the NW at 11 seconds, and with a cross-shore wind, it’s still only marginal. Thursday afternoon gets worse with a 12 mph onshore. Friday the 21st brings a bit more size, 5ft to 5ft, energy up to 441 and 510, but it’s onshore and rainy. It’s not going to be clean. Drop it.

The weekend and most of next week are more of the same – small, weak, and messy. We see a clean window Saturday morning the 22nd, with a cross-offshore and 3ft of swell, but it’s only 9 seconds and the energy is down at 156. It’s surfable but very ordinary. Same story again on Friday the 28th, clean but small. The combined energy tells the tale: we’re in the low hundreds or less, which is weak. It’s not what we’re after.

Now, let’s talk about the real deal. The standout is Tuesday the 1st of September, in the morning. The swell bumps up to 5ft from the NW with a 10-second period, and the energy jumps to 400. But the kicker is the wind: light ESE, which is cross-offshore. That’s the clean window we've been waiting for. It’s still a river wave, so it needs the right tide, but conditions will be good. This is the one to circle.

And then, if you can push your patience to the limit, Wednesday the 2nd of September morning is looking special. We’ve got 7ft of NW swell with a 12-second period on the clock – proper groundswell. The energy is a massive 1305, which is strong. Add in a glassy ESE wind, and this is the best forecast of the whole run. This is the set-up that can make Mundaka fire. It’s a couple of weeks out, so don’t book the ferry just yet, but this one is full of promise.

For the second week, just keep it simple: early September is your target. The first week is flat. The second week is the go.

Alright, that’s the long and short of it. Keep an eye on the charts for that first Tuesday, and get ready for the glassy morning after. This is Rusty, signing off.

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