Surf Forecasts:
El Sardinero - Primera surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period, NW swell with 64 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Sardinero - Primera this week:
The most powerful waves expected at El Sardinero - Primera in the next 16 days are 0.6m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Sardinero - Primera over the next 16 days.
Alright mate, I’ll level with you – there’s bugger all going on. For El Sardinero – Primera, we’re looking at a heap of days with tiny, gutless waves. Mostly 1 to 2 feet, and the energy readings are pathetic – mostly between 25 and 93, which is just weak.
The only glimmer of hope is on Thursday, July 23rd, way out in the forecast. That morning the swell bumps up to around 7 feet out of the NW, with energy hitting 477 – finally some proper oomph. But the period is only 7 seconds, so it’s a short-period wind swell, not a groundswell with proper lines. The wind is offshore from the W at 9 mph in the morning, so it’ll look clean, but the afternoon turns cross-onshore from the NNW and skins it up a bit. That size is going to be too much for beginners and getting into expert territory.
Water is sitting at 71°F with a 5°F anomaly – way warmer than usual for this time of year, so ditch the thick rubber.
Apart from that one Thursday, it’s a flat, quiet run. Don’t get your hopes up.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 4 |
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 kJ | 16 | 16 | 64 | 59 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 58 | 49 | 61 | 58 | 61 | 54 | 39 | 37 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:02AM3.19m | 11:43PM3.45m | 12:14PM3.17m | 00:56AM3.47m | 1:29PM3.26m | 2:07AM3.56m | 2:40PM3.45m | 3:12AM3.71m | 3:41PM3.70m | 4:10AM3.87m | 4:37PM3.96m | 5:03AM4.00m | 5:28PM4.18m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12PM1.17m | 6:02AM1.29m | 6:24PM1.20m | 7:16AM1.24m | 7:40PM1.13m | 8:27AM1.09m | 8:51PM0.96m | 9:28AM0.88m | 9:54PM0.74m | 10:22AM0.66m | 10:49PM0.54m | 11:11AM0.48m | 11:39PM0.40m | ||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 64 | 59 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 58 | 49 | 61 | 58 | 61 | 54 | 39 | 37 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 10 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 6 | NW 4 | N 8 | N 7 | N 6 | NW 5 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NNW 7 | — | N 7 | N 9 | WNW 5 | — | — | NNW 13 | N 5 | N 5 | E 4 | N 5 | NNE 4 | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | N 8 | N 10 | NW 12 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | 19 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | WNW 2 | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | WNW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 11 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 366 | 455 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 125 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 89 | 13 | 276 | 129 | 84 | 15 | 455 | 172 | 213 | 433 | 276 |
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