Mallorca - Paguera Tora Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight up – this is a tough stretch for Mallorca – Paguera Tora. We’re looking at a long, quiet run with barely a ripple worth paddling for, and it’s not until the second week that anything with a pulse shows up.

The sea is basically flat for days on end. From Friday the 28th of August right through to the 9th of September, there is nothing doing. Tiny dribbles of swell – 0.3 ft to 2 ft – with short, weak periods of 4 to 6 seconds and combined energy readings sitting in single digits or just barely cracking double figures at 10. That’s not surf; that’s a lake.

A few mornings offer glassy or clean conditions with light offshore breezes, but with no swell to work with, it’s just a pretty view. On the 29th of August we get a brief 1 ft pulse Saturday morning with a clean offshore wind from the NNE, but it’s barely enough to stand up on. The water temperature is sitting at 83°F, which is a huge 5°F warmer than normal for this time of year – so the ocean feels like bathwater, but it’s not doing us any favours with wave quality.

The first real sign of life arrives on the 10th of September. Thursday morning we see a jump to 4 ft from the SW with a 6-second period and combined energy of 136 (moderate). That bump holds into the afternoon with 5 ft, 8-second period, and energy climbing to 260. The wind, however, is cross-onshore from the SSW at 12 mph, making it choppy and messy. The swell direction is from the SSW, which is close to the optimum swell direction for this break, but the onshore wind kills the quality – this setup honestly looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Friday the 11th of September is the only day that even sniffs at being surfable. Morning brings 2 ft from the SW with a period of 9 seconds and combined energy of 75 (weak-ish, but the best we’ve seen). Wind is a light cross-off from the N at 3 mph, so the face will be clean. It’s not big, and it’s not epic, but after all that flatness, it’s the one window where a longboard or a funboard might get a few little runners. The afternoon goes glassy with NNW wind, but the swell drops to 1 ft.

After that, we’re back to flat from the 12th of September onward with 0.3 ft to 0.7 ft dribble and no energy.

Honestly, there are no standout sessions in this 16-day run. Mallorca – Paguera Tora is rarely breaking at the best of times, and this forecast proves it. If you’ve got to get wet, aim for the morning of Friday the 11th of September – smallest of windows, but the cleanest of the lot.

Rusty.

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