El Sardinero - Primera Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here, and we've got a pretty ordinary run coming up for El Sardinero – Primera (Spain). Honestly, for a stretch of two weeks, there's not much to get excited about. The water's sitting at around 71°, which is pretty much what you'd expect for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The pattern for the next week and a half is mostly poor surf conditions. We’re looking at small, weak waves for days on end. The first few days, from Thursday the 3rd to Saturday the 5th, the swell is tiny, around 2ft to 3ft, with short, weak periods (8–11 seconds) and a combined energy that's mostly low, in the 31–84 range. Winds are largely cross-onshore, making things choppy and messy. It's a write-off.

Saturday the 5th afternoon brings a bit more size, around 5ft from the NNW, with a period of 13 seconds and the energy jumps to 786 – moderate now – but it's still cross-onshore and choppy. Not good.

Sunday the 6th morning offers a slight glimmer with 4ft from the NNW, a decent 12-second period, and clean conditions thanks to a cross-off breeze. The energy is moderate at 462, but it's still a marginal call. That’s about the best on offer for the first week, but it's nothing special.

Then we hit a long gap. From Sunday the 6th afternoon all the way through to Tuesday the 15th, there's barely a sniff of quality. A few mornings here and there show glassy conditions – like Wednesday the 9th morning with 4ft from the NNW – but the surf is still described as ordinary. The swell is mostly small, weak, and the energy is low to moderate. The wind is often cross-on or onshore again. It's a real flat spell.

The only true standout is looking at Wednesday the 16th morning. That's over a week away, so keep your expectations in check. It shows a solid 5ft of NW swell, a long period of 15 seconds, and the energy is very strong at 1089. The wind is just a light cross-onshore, so it should be reasonably clean, but that NW direction isn’t the optimal N swell for this sheltered spot. Still, it's the biggest and most powerful swell we'll see, and for experienced surfers who can handle a bit of crowd – it is often busy here – that morning could be the best shot for a proper wave. The afternoon turns onshore, so get on it early.

For the rest of that second week, it's back to small, ordinary conditions. Overall, there’s a huge gap of poor surf until that mid-month pulse, and even then it's not a guarantee.

Rusty

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