Playa de Ereaga Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – this outlook for the next couple of weeks is a tough one. We’re looking at a long, flat spell with barely a ripple to get excited about. The first real chance of anything rideable doesn’t show up until late in the window, so we’ve got a big gap of almost two weeks with nothing to recommend.

Let’s break it down. For Playa de Ereaga, the water is sitting at 72°F, which is a full 5°F warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s a real standout – very unusual, like bathwater.

Now, for the first week, from Saturday the 4th all the way through to Thursday the 16th of July, it’s a write-off. Swell is tiny, mostly around 1 ft to 3 ft, with weak combined swell energy averaging between 32 and 166. The winds are mostly onshore or cross-onshore, making it messy. There are a couple of glassy mornings, like Thursday the 9th and Friday the 10th, but with only 2 ft to 2 ft of weak NW swell, it’s just not enough to push a wave. This break rarely breaks at the best of times, so this run of flatness is pretty normal for the area. We’re looking at a solid 13-day gap with zero surfable waves.

Finally, we get a glimmer of hope on Friday the 17th of July. The morning session is the only real standout in the whole forecast. We’ve got a clean, glassy morning with the wind going calm, and the average swell height picks up to 4 ft from the NW. The combined swell energy jumps to 249, which is a solid moderate push. The period is a short 9 seconds, so it’ll be a bit of a bumpy, windswell-type wave, but after all that nothing, it’ll feel like a gift. Playa de Ereaga is a sheltered beginner spot, and 4 ft is a fun, manageable size for a learner. Be warned, though – it can get crowded here, so expect company.

Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th see the energy drop back down, so Friday morning is the one to circle on the calendar. Don't hold your breath for anything else.

Rusty.

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