Surf Forecasts:
El Sardinero - Primera surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period, NW swell with 1,171 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 27 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Sardinero - Primera this week:
The surf forecast for El Sardinero - Primera over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at El Sardinero - Primera in the next 16 days are 2.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 5PM. 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 5s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Thu 27th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Sardinero - Primera over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the menu for El Sardinero over the next couple of weeks.
First off, the water is sitting at 72°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – not a bad thing for a long session.
The bad news is that for the next week, it’s pretty grim. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing much happening. From Monday afternoon all the way through to the end of August, the swell is tiny and the conditions are poor. You’ll see a bit of energy pop up on the 27th with a combined energy of (109), but the swell is only 3 ft from the NW and the wind is messy. It’s not worth paddling out for.
The first real chance of anything decent arrives on the morning of Friday the 28th of August. We get a bump up to 4 ft from the NW (9 seconds) with a clean cross-off breeze. The combined energy jumps to (270), which is a solid step up. The waves are surfable, but honestly, it’s still very ordinary. The wind holds clean for the afternoon too, but the swell gets a bit onshore and lumpy later.
Saturday the 29th of August has a glassy morning with 4 ft NW swell at 9 seconds. Energy is still decent at (336). It’s a clean window, but again, nothing to write home about. Sunday the 30th and Monday the 31st offer similar small, clean windows but nothing that’s going to blow your mind.
Now, I’m not going to lie to you – the pick of the whole 16-day window is a long way off. The standout is on Tuesday the 8th of September. We’ve got a juicy long-period groundswell rolling in from the NW. The morning starts glassy with a 3 ft swell but a period of 20 seconds, and the combined energy is a massive (704). That’s a lot of power for that size. The afternoon gets even better: 5 ft from the NW with a 17-second period and a clean offshore breeze. The energy jumps to (1122). This is proper groundswell, perfect for the point breaks and reefs. For a beach break like El Sardinero, the long period might make it a bit straight, but with that wind, it’s going to be clean and fun. Mark your calendar for that one.
Between now and then, there’s a lot of waiting. The spot is fairly consistent, so it won’t stay poor forever, but this week is a write-off.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | WNW 4 | NW 6 | NW 10 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
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 kJ | 12 | 13 | 31 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 108 | 51 | 152 | 351 | 1171 | 430 | 286 | 158 | 300 | 153 | 91 | 71 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:49AM3.33m | 4:12PM3.57m | 4:25AM3.57m | 4:45PM3.80m | 4:57AM3.78m | 5:15PM4.00m | 5:28AM3.95m | 5:44PM4.16m | 5:57AM4.06m | 6:14PM4.25m | 6:27AM4.10m | 6:45PM4.28m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:40PM1.38m | 9:53AM1.18m | 10:17PM1.12m | 10:29AM0.93m | 10:50PM0.88m | 11:01AM0.71m | 11:21PM0.68m | 11:32AM0.54m | 11:52PM0.53m | 12:03PM0.43m | 00:24AM0.47m | 12:35PM0.38m | 00:56AM0.48m | ||||||
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 | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | 9:05 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:54 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | WNW 4 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 9 | N 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 31 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 108 | 51 | 152 | 351 | 18 | 430 | 286 | 158 | 300 | 153 | 91 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | N 5 | NNW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | ENE 3 | N 7 | NE 3 | NNW 11 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | — | 18 | 6 | 71 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | NW 13 | — | N 10 | N 9 | ENE 3 | N 8 | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1171 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 230 | 138 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 64 | 138 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 261 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 |
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