Nova Mar Bella Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are looking flat as a pancake for the most part. We’ve got a long stretch of minimal swell and a lot of small, weak waves. But there is a little glimmer of life on the horizon if you’re patient.

The water is sitting at a warm 81° here at Nova Mar Bella (Barcelona), which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. It’s going to feel like a bath out there, but that’s about the only thing that’s going to be exciting for a while.

Right now, and for the first week of September, we’re looking at nothing but tiny, poor surf. Monday the 31st is completely flat, and through to the 7th, we’re only seeing ankle-biters with swell heights at 0.7ft or less, if that. There’s some glassy mornings, which is nice, but there’s just no energy in the water. The combined energy is mostly a weak 0 or 1. It’s a waiting game, pure and simple.

The second week isn't looking much better. From the 8th to the 14th, we’ve still got a frustrating lack of swell. A few days might see a meagre 1ft to 1ft, but the period is short and crumbly, and the onshore breezes will chop things up. This is a stretch where you're better off doing something else.

Now, for the one true standout in this whole 16-day window: Friday the 11th. The afternoon shows some potential as a southeast windswell tries to push in. We’re looking at 2ft of swell with a period of 7 seconds and the combined energy finally kicking up to a weak-to-moderate 51. It’s not going to be epic, but it will be the most surf we’ve seen all window. The wind is a light cross-onshore from the south, so it won't be perfect, but it might just be rideable.

Before that, the morning of the 11th also offers a tiny bit of hope with a clean 1ft from the southeast. But that Friday afternoon is the pick, by far. It’s a small, short-period swell, so it’ll be a bit soft, but it’s our best shot at getting wet and catching a couple of waves. It's the only time the energy readings show anything close to decent. For a beach break, that short period might make it a bit fat and closey, but for the desperate, it's something.

Don't hold your breath for the rest of the window. The period after that just fades back into the flatness. There's a risk of a thunderstorm on the morning of the 13th, but the swell is nothing to write home about.

So, there you have it. A long flat spell, but the afternoon of Friday the 11th is your window. It’s late in the day and it’s not big, but it’s what we’ve got. Keep your expectations low, and your board ready for that one session.

Rusty, signing off.

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