Surf Forecasts:
El Sardinero - Primera surf forecast from 5 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 6 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, NNW swell with 121 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 6 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Sardinero - Primera this week:
The surf forecast for El Sardinero - Primera over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at El Sardinero - Primera in the next 16 days are 0.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Sardinero - Primera over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, grab your boards, but it’s gonna be slim pickings for a while at El Sardinero - Primera.
Right now, through the first week, it’s flat and weak. Swell heights are under 3 ft, the combined energy is barely crawling – between 12 and 117 – and winds are mostly onshore or cross. The report calls it all poor. There’s a little relief Saturday the 10th and Sunday the 11th with some cross-off breezes, but the waves are still small and weak. Not worth suiting up.
Then from the 12th, it gets even smaller – waves down to 0.7 ft to 1 ft – and stays that way through the following Saturday. The 15th (Saturday) has clean cross-off winds from the west, but the swell is only 3 ft and period is short, 5-6 seconds, so it’s gutless. Combined energy only hits 98. Still poor.
Finally, a pulse. Monday the 18th brings a 5 ft NW swell with glassy morning conditions – combined energy of 176, so some moderate energy. That’s surfable but still just ordinary. The real standout is Tuesday morning, August 19th: 7 ft NW swell, 9-second period, clean cross-off wind from the west. Combined energy jumps to 784 – that’s a strong push. This is the best of the whole 16 days. It’s solid expert territory at that size, but the wind will groom it nicely.
Beginners should sit this one out – 7 ft is too much. For anyone with experience, Tuesday morning the 19th is the window. After that, it drops back to tiny again.
Crowds are ‘often’ here, so expect to share the peak if there’s any wave. The optimum direction is north, and the best swell is coming from the northwest – close enough for this sheltered spot.
So: a long flat run, then a short, punchy northwest pulse on the 18th and especially Tuesday morning, August 19th. That’s your best bet.
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 |
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 kJ | 110 | 105 | 96 | 59 | 37 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 68 | 85 | 75 | 81 | 75 | 70 | 47 | 61 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:57PM3.58m | 10:19AM3.26m | 11:04PM3.39m | 11:38AM3.13m | 00:31AM3.30m | 1:12PM3.18m | 1:59AM3.36m | 2:35PM3.41m | 3:11AM3.56m | 3:39PM3.74m | 4:08AM3.79m | 4:32PM4.06m | 4:56AM3.98m | ||||||
Low Tide | 4:14AM1.24m | 4:35PM1.20m | 5:23AM1.41m | 5:54PM1.35m | 6:50AM1.45m | 7:27PM1.33m | 8:15AM1.30m | 8:50PM1.12m | 9:22AM1.03m | 9:53PM0.83m | 10:15AM0.74m | 10:44PM0.57m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
 | 9:32 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:24 |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 110 | 105 | 96 | 59 | 37 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 68 | 85 | 75 | 81 | 75 | 70 | 47 | 61 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 8 | NNE 4 | NW 9 | W 9 | NNE 5 | NW 12 | NW 11 | N 4 | N 10 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 9 | N 8 | NNW 11 | N 10 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 30 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | N 9 | N 8 | — | NNW 11 | N 8 | NW 10 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | 25 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 366 | 147 | 561 | 447 | 13 | 15 | 89 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 8 |
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