Playa Poniente Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve scanned the charts for the next couple of weeks and I’ll level with you: it’s a pretty flat and quiet stretch coming up for us. There’s a real lack of any decent swell energy, and with all the surf reports showing “poor surf conditions,” we’re in for a long spell of tiny, weak waves. The first spot worth mentioning isn't till the morning of Thursday the 20th, and even then, it's a struggle. After that, there's a solid gap of days where nothing is worth paddling out for, right through to Friday the 28th when we finally get a bit more push in the water.

The only break on offer for the whole outlook is Playa Poniente (Spain). The water is sitting at a very unusual 85°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s a proper anomaly of over 5°F, so you’ll be surfing in bathwater.

Let’s start with the best of what little there is. The morning of Thursday the 20th sees some weak, short-period swell from the SSW at 3ft, with a period of just 7 seconds. The combined energy is a measly (62), so don’t expect much push. The wind is a clean cross-off from the NW at 15 mph, which will keep the surface tidy, but the waves themselves are just too gutless to get excited about.

The next real standout – and I'm using that term loosely – is the morning of Friday the 28th. We get a bump in swell from the east, 3ft at 6 seconds. The combined energy finally gets into a moderate range (67), and with a clean, cross-off northerly breeze at 9 mph, it’ll be the most surfable morning in this whole forecast period. The swell direction from the east isn't far off the optimum SE direction for this spot, so it should wrap in okay. But with that short period, it’ll be a bit fat and soft on the wave face.

The week after that, from the end of August into early September, is a total write-off. The mornings of Monday the 31st and Tuesday the 1st show clean conditions with light winds, but the swell is puny – 2ft with weak energy. Even the morning of Thursday the 3rd of September shows a bit more period at 8 seconds and energy (69), but the swell is onshore and messy. It’s just not worth the drive.

So, to be honest, this is a classic quiet spell for the region. The surf is tiny, the periods are short, and the energy is weak. If you have to get wet, the Friday the 28th morning is your best bet. Otherwise, keep the board in the car and the wax in the bag.

Rusty.

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