Surf Forecasts:
El Sardinero - Primera surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, NW swell with 152 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 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Sardinero - Primera over the next 16 days.
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Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's coming up for El Sardinero - Primera.
To be straight with you, the next week and a half is a bit of a flat spell. We've got a long stretch from now until Saturday the 12th of July where it’s just not really doing anything for us. The water’s sitting at a very warm 71°F which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only positive for a while.
The first real sign of life arrives on the morning of Sunday, the 12th of July. Finally, some proper energy shows up. The swell jumps to 5ft from the NW with a 10-second period, and the combined energy is a solid 488 (moderate). The wind goes glassy that morning. Clean, lined-up waves – this is the standout of the whole outlook. It’s a bit of a wait, but that Sunday morning session looks like the one to circle on the calendar. Remember, the swell direction is NW, which is off the optimum for this spot, but with those clean conditions and a decent size, it’s our best bet. For the intermediate surfer, it’s a goer, but at 5ft it might be getting a little too big for absolute beginners.
The swell holds into Monday the 13th, pushing up to 6ft from the NW, with a combined energy reading of 636 (moderate-strong). That’s some serious push, but the wind goes cross-shore and the comments warn of marginal conditions and tide issues. At 6ft it’s heading firmly into expert-only territory. The period is a shorter 9 seconds, so it won't be as clean as the Sunday glass-off.
Tuesday the 14th morning drops back to 3ft from the NW with glassy conditions again, so if you miss the Sunday window, that’s a smaller, cleaner backup option with a combined energy of 166. After that, it looks like we’re back into small, weak surf for the rest of the run.
So, the call is this: the window is tight. The morning of Sunday the 12th of July is the true gem – glassy, head-high plus waves at El Sardinero - Primera. Get on it if you can. It’s not a long run of swell, but that one day makes it worth keeping an eye on.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNE 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 106 | 28 | 75 | 65 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 60 | 59 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 8:14PM3.70m | 8:28AM3.47m | 8:54PM3.64m | 9:11AM3.38m | 9:41PM3.57m | 10:01AM3.27m | 10:36PM3.49m | 11:02AM3.19m | 11:43PM3.45m | 12:14PM3.17m | 00:56AM3.47m | 1:29PM3.26m | 2:07AM3.56m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00PM0.82m | 2:27AM0.96m | 2:39PM0.90m | 3:09AM1.04m | 3:22PM0.99m | 3:57AM1.14m | 4:12PM1.09m | 4:54AM1.24m | 5:12PM1.17m | 6:02AM1.29m | 6:24PM1.20m | 7:16AM1.24m | 7:40PM1.13m | ||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:57 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NNW 9 | N 6 | N 5 | NNW 10 | NNE 6 | N 5 | NW 9 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NW 8 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 157 | 106 | 22 | 19 | 65 | 31 | 13 | 40 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 60 | 59 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 11 | N 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNE 4 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 11 | — | N 8 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 10 | 24 | 75 | 2 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | — | 1 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | WNW 10 | W 10 | N 9 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 11 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | N 7 | — | NW 12 | NW 4 | N 8 | — | N 8 |
| kJ | — | 17 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | 6 | 33 | — | — | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 68 | 8 | 8 | 169 | 13 | 175 | 744 | 351 | 374 | 486 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 13 |
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