El Sardinero - Primera Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for El Sardinero - Primera over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, it’s a bit of a slow starter. The first recommendation isn’t until Thursday the 17th, so we’ve got a few days of flat or lousy conditions to get through before anything worthwhile lines up.

The water temp is sitting at 70°F, which is about average for this time of year – nothing special, but not a shock to the system.

The first sign of life comes on Thursday morning, the 17th. We’ve got a NNW swell pushing 5ft, period around 11 seconds, with light WNW cross-offshore wind. That’s clean. The combined energy is a solid 573 (moderate) and the call is for good surf. This is your best bet early on. The swell direction is NNW, and the spot prefers N, so it’s a bit off-angle, but with that light wind and clean conditions, it’ll still offer some fun shaped-up walls.

Friday the 18th morning offers smaller, cleaner waves at 3ft with offshore wind, but it’s very ordinary. Pass.

Now, the real standout is Saturday the 19th. The morning session is the pick of the entire forecast. We’ve got a healthy 7ft swell from the NNW, period bumping up to 13 seconds – that’s proper groundswell energy. The combined energy reading hits 1405 (strong), and we’ve got light WSW offshore breezes. This is "expect very good surf conditions" territory. The wave energy is serious but not out of control. It’s a bit big for beginners though. The afternoon sees it drop a bit but gets a touch of cross-shore bump.

Sunday the 20th is a real treat too. Glassy conditions in the morning – literally zero wind – and 5ft swell from the NNW. That’s a magic window for clean, user-friendly waves. The afternoon stays glassy with just a slight air movement. This is another top pick.

By Monday the 21st, the swell is still up at 6ft with a very long 14-second period, but the wind swings onshore from the ENE, and by afternoon it’s poor. The long-period nature of this swell might make it a bit tricky for the beach break here, but early morning, with just a slight cross-on breeze, it could be okay for the keen ones.

After that, the winds get messy and the swell drops off for a few days. There’s a glassy window on Thursday the 24th morning, but the swell is only 3ft – more of a cruiser session.

Later on, Saturday the 26th morning looks clean with a 4ft, 12-second NW swell and offshore breeze. The energy is light (356), but it’s a solid fun-sized option to close out the run.

The long-range stuff, like Sunday the 27th, has a 17-second period wash but with onshore wind and choppy conditions – not worth getting excited about.

In short: Saturday the 19th morning is your absolute standout – solid, clean, and powerful. Sunday the 20th morning is the glassy gem. Thursday the 17th morning is a good warm-up. The rest is a mix of average or poor, with a few small clean windows for the patient ones.

Rusty.

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