Surf Forecasts:
El Sardinero - Primera surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 9 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 13 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period, NNW swell with 915 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 7 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WNW 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 Monday (Sep 07) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at El Sardinero - Primera in the next 16 days are 1.6m 13s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 13) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Monday (Sep 14) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Sardinero - Primera over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Rusty here, checking the water and the charts for El Sardinero - Primera. The next couple of weeks have a few moments worth wetting a line for, but there's a lot of filler in between.
Don't bother with the next couple of days—Monday and Tuesday are small, weak, and the wind is no good. The first real chance you get is Wednesday the 9th in the morning. A clean 1.4m NW swell, about 2ft energy reading of 435, and a cross-offshore breeze. The lines will be holding. Water temp is about 71°, which is a smidge warmer than usual.
Thursday morning the 10th is a treat. The swell drops a little to 1.2m from the NNW, but the wind goes glassy. Total calm. The energy is still moderate at 304. It's going to be a slidey, fun morning.
From there, we drop into a flat spell. Friday through Tuesday are mostly junk—tiny surf, weak energy, and poor winds. Then we get a pulse on Sunday the 13th. This is the biggest swell of the run so far: 1.6m from the NNW, 13-second period, and a strong energy reading of 888. The catch is a light cross-onshore wind, so it won't be glassy, but it's got some push.
The real standout day is Wednesday the 16th morning. The wind is dead calm, glassy as hell, with a solid 1.3m NW groundswell at 12 seconds. The energy is strong at 473. This is going to be your cleanest, best-shaped session of the whole forecast.
Looking further out, Tuesday the 22nd morning has 1.5m from the NNW with glassy conditions and a risk of thunderstorms—atmospheric and empty. Later that afternoon the swell jumps to 2.0m from the north, but it's onshore, so it's strictly for the experts looking for a battle.
To sum it up: Thursday the 10th morning for the glassy little waves, and Wednesday the 16th morning for the best combo of size and clean conditions. The 13th has the size but a touch of wind. Pick your spot.
Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 17 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 167 | 176 | 140 | 163 | 481 | 328 | 408 | 347 | 286 | 226 | 127 | 45 | 32 | 51 | 14 | 70 | 763 | 888 | 784 | 563 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 2:35PM3.50m | 3:10AM3.51m | 3:34PM3.86m | 4:00AM3.78m | 4:21PM4.18m | 4:42AM3.99m | 5:02PM4.41m | 5:19AM4.13m | 5:39PM4.51m | 5:53AM4.19m | 6:14PM4.49m | 6:26AM4.16m | 6:48PM4.35m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM1.39m | 8:53PM1.14m | 9:15AM1.06m | 9:49PM0.82m | 10:02AM0.74m | 10:33PM0.57m | 10:44AM0.47m | 11:12PM0.41m | 11:21AM0.29m | 11:48PM0.36m | 11:56AM0.23m | 00:21AM0.40m | 12:30PM0.27m | 00:54AM0.53m | |||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
 | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 17 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 84 | 167 | 176 | 140 | 163 | 481 | 328 | 408 | 347 | 286 | 226 | 127 | 45 | 26 | 51 | 14 | 70 | 763 | 888 | 784 | 563 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 9 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 10 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 107 | 104 | 55 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 5 | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | NW 10 | N 8 | — | — | NW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 103 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 132 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 3 |
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