El Sardinero - Primera Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for us.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the next week and a half is a bit of a struggle. The energy is weak, and the wind is all over the place. We’re looking at mostly small, messy waves with a lot of cross and onshore breezes. It’s not going to be easy to find a clean one, and the scores are reflecting that. There are a few mornings where it cleans up for a bit, but the swell is tiny and the energy is low, so it’s more about getting wet than getting a good wave.

The water is sitting at about 71°F, which is pretty average for the time of year, so at least the chill won't be a problem.

Now, if you can hold out, there is a real gem on the horizon. Sunday the 13th of September is the standout. We’ve got a solid pulse of long-period groundswell from the NNW, pushing 6ft with a period of 14 seconds. That’s a proper groundswell, and the combined energy is pumping at 1108 (strong to very strong energy). The kicker? The wind is dead calm in the morning – glassy conditions. This is the best we’ve got by a long shot. At El Sardinero - Primera, that swell from the NNW will be wrapping in, and with that glassy morning, it’s going to be clean as a whistle. The period is long, so it’s a summery setup, but it’ll be a good one.

Before that, the only other real chance is on Sunday the 6th. The morning has a clean cross-off wind from the west with a 4ft swell from the NNW, but the energy is only moderate (446) and the conditions are described as marginal. It’s a maybe, but not a sure thing.

Monday the 14th has a glassy morning again, but the swell drops back to 3ft and the energy is way down. It’s a surfable wave, but nothing special.

So, to sum it up: the next 10 days are mostly a write-off for decent surf. The real window is that Sunday morning, the 13th. That’s your one. Keep your eyes on it, but don’t plan your life around anything else until then.

Rusty.

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