El Sardinero - Primera Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's chew on this 16-day run for El Sardinero - Primera.

Right off the bat, I'm not gonna sugarcoat it – this stretch is a tough one. You've got a dry spell from Friday the 17th right through Sunday the 19th, with nothing worth paddling out for. The water is about 71°, which is a touch warmer than normal for the season, so that's a small win.

The first real chance to get your feet wet comes Monday the 20th. We’ve got a pulse of 5ft swell from the north with a short 7-second period, kicking the combined energy to a moderate 180. The morning session is the move with a light WNW cross-off breeze keeping the surface clean. The afternoon gets cooked by a strong onshore. It's not pretty, but it's surfable.

Tuesday the 21st through Thursday the 24th is a real mixed bag of small, weak swells and onshore winds. You'll see a brief window of glassy conditions on Friday morning the 24th, but the swell is only 3ft and weak. Nothing to get excited about. The following weekend, the 25th and 26th, sees some rain showers, but the wind stays cross-off, which is a bonus. The swell hangs around 2ft to 5ft, but the whole vibe is ordinary.

Things get a bit more interesting heading into the second week. On Monday the 27th, the swell drops to 3ft, but the period stretches to 10 seconds, pushing the energy up to a solid 295. The morning is clean with a light cross-off breeze. For a short window, those waves will have a bit more shape. Then, towards the end of the run, Wednesday the 29th and Thursday the 30th show a longer-period swell at 11 seconds, with energy in the 200-245 range. The wind is cross-off both mornings, so the surf will be clean, but it's still only 3ft to 3ft. It's an improvement, but not a standout.

The final weekend, the 31st and 1st of August, is a bit of a tease. The swell is there, but the onshore and cross-onshore winds chop it up. The Friday morning the 31st has a 3ft, 11-second swell with 278 energy, but the onshore wind kills it. The Saturday morning of the 1st has a clean cross-off with 3ft swell, but it's just ordinary.

Honestly, if I'm picking the best on offer, it's the morning of Monday the 27th. That 10-second period groundswell and clean cross-off wind will give you the most rewarding waves of the whole period. The longer-period swells at the end of the month are promising but far out, so don't plan the trip just yet. For the rest of it, you're mostly looking at small, weak, or wind-affected surf. It's a quiet run.

Rusty, signing off.

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