Mundaka Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about what’s cookin’ here.

Honestly, for the next couple of weeks, the Basque coast is pretty quiet. The forecast is full of small, weak swells and messy winds, and there’s really not a single standout day that’s gonna get the heart pumping. We’ve got a solid two-week stretch where the surf is marginal at best.

Let’s take Mundaka, that classic river-mouth wave. The whole first week is a write-off. Swells are tiny, mostly under 3ft, with periods around 6 to 8 seconds – that’s weak, short-period windswell that won’t organise on the point. The wind is all over the place: cross, cross-on, and onshore, so the wave quality is just shot. The combined energy is low, often in the two-digits (12 to 45), meaning there’s no punch.

We get a bit of a pulse on Thursday, August 27th. The morning shows an 8ft swell from the northwest, with a 9-second period. That’s a solid size – only for the experts, as it’s well over 8ft. The combined energy is a strong 1060, so there’s real power. The wind is offshore and clean from the west at 16 mph, which is a major positive. But there’s a catch: the northwest swell angle is a bit north of the optimum for the point, and the period is only 9 seconds, so it won’t have that long, peeling wall that Mundaka is famous for. The afternoon on that day is a no-go with strong cross-onshore winds. So Thursday morning is the only real window, but it’s a short, expert-only window with a bit of a direction mismatch.

After that, it fades back into small, ordinary surf. The morning of Friday, August 28th has 5ft at 10 seconds, but it’s cross-shore with a bit of chop, so nothing special.

Overall, the water temp is a notable 76°F, which is 5° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s a big anomaly, so the water’s gonna feel like a bath.

There’s just no other spot in the data to talk about. The only real suggestion is to keep an eye on that Thursday morning window, but don’t expect a classic Mundaka session. It’s a rough start to the forecast.

Rusty

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