Playa de Ereaga Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, I gotta be straight with you – it's a tough stretch. The forecast is looking pretty lean for Playa de Ereaga. This spot is a sheltered, beginner-friendly beach, but it rarely breaks, and over the next 16 days, we're just not seeing the juice to get it going properly. The swell is tiny, the wind is often onshore or cross-onshore, and the scores reflect that. There are a few windows where the conditions are glassy, but the wave energy is just too weak to make it worthwhile.

The water temperature is sitting at 74°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you won't be needing a thick wetsuit, but that’s about the only silver lining.

Let's run through it. We kick off on Monday, August 3rd, with a tiny 1ft NW swell, but the wind is onshore, and it's a no-go. Tuesday the 4th starts with glassy conditions and a 1ft WNW swell, but the energy is weak (36) and the waves are just too small. The pattern continues through the first week – a few glassy mornings, like Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th, but the swell is barely a ripple, with combined energy in the 20-60 range. It's a frustrating wait.

The second week isn't offering much relief either. The best-looking window might be Tuesday morning, August 11th. It's glassy, with a 2ft swell from the NNW, and the combined energy bumps up to 141 – that's the most we've seen. It's described as "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," which is about as good as it gets. But honestly, at only 2ft, you're on a longboard or a foamie, and you're probably not getting much more than a knee-high bump. Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th have some glassy mornings, but the swell periods are short (4-5 seconds) and the wave heights are under 3ft, so the energy is flat.

Even the period around August 18th, when the swell picks up to 3ft from the NNW with a combined energy of 204, the wind is a problem. Tuesday morning has a cross-shore wind, and by Tuesday afternoon, it's a fresh 19 mph cross-onshore, making it lumpy and messy. For a break like this, that's not a paddling-out scenario; that's a kite-surfing breeze.

There are no standouts here. If you're desperate, maybe the glassy Tuesday morning on the 11th is your best bet for a few small, clean waves, but it's a long way from a score. The rest of the 16 days is a write-off, with days of nothing to recommend. That's the reality for this area at this time of year.

Rusty.

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