Surf Forecasts:
El Sardinero - Primera surf forecast from 21 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 27 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period, NNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 27 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period, NW swell with 467 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 21 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N 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 Tuesday (Jul 21) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at El Sardinero - Primera in the next 16 days are 1.4m 11s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) 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 1.6m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 25) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Tue 21st Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Sardinero - Primera over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s going on with the surf.
Right off the bat, I’ve got to be straight with you – the next week and a half is a bit of a wasteland. The swell is tiny, the wind is mostly wrong, and there’s just nothing to get excited about. From Tuesday morning the 21st right through until the end of the month, it’s a real struggle. We’ve got a long stretch of poor surf, with a few mornings that are just about surfable but nothing you’d bother paddling out for. The water temperature is sitting at a balmy 73°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least you won’t be cold while you’re sitting there frustrated.
The first real glimmer of hope doesn’t rock up until Monday the 27th. That morning, the swell picks up to 4ft from the NNW with a period of 10 seconds, and the wind is glassy out of the NW at just 3 mph. That’s clean, that’s glassy, and the combined energy is a solid 543 – that’s moderate-to-strong wave energy. El Sardinero – Primera is the spot, and it’s a fairly consistent break, but it’s sheltered and the optimum swell direction is from the N, so this NNW swell is a good match. The water is still warm, the conditions are perfect, and this is the standout session of the entire 16-day window. It’s not huge, but it’ll be clean and fun. If you can only paddle out once, make it Monday morning the 27th.
After that, it’s back to the usual story. The wind turns cross-onshore and onshore for the rest of the week, and the swell drops off. By the time we hit the first week of August, the swell is tiny – 1.0ft to 2ft – and the period is short. There’s a couple of glassy mornings on Sunday the 2nd and Tuesday the 4th, but the swell is just too small to bother with. The long-range stuff is promising but uncertain, and honestly, it looks like a quiet spell for the area.
So, keep your eyes on Monday the 27th. That’s your window. The rest is a write-off until the forecasts change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 11 | NW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 152 | 198 | 104 | 80 | 107 | 77 | 56 | 54 | 47 | 39 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 265 | 23 | 62 | 172 | 249 | 367 | 367 | 333 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | off | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:21AM3.19m | 11:02PM3.35m | 11:22AM3.02m | 00:07AM3.15m | 12:35PM2.94m | 1:18AM3.06m | 1:53PM2.98m | 2:25AM3.09m | 2:59PM3.13m | 3:21AM3.20m | 3:50PM3.32m | 4:06AM3.34m | 4:32PM3.52m | 4:44AM3.50m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:23PM1.19m | 5:06AM1.50m | 5:23PM1.42m | 6:13AM1.63m | 6:38PM1.57m | 7:29AM1.63m | 7:59PM1.58m | 8:37AM1.51m | 9:05PM1.48m | 9:30AM1.33m | 9:55PM1.32m | 10:12AM1.12m | 10:36PM1.14m | ||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | 9:43 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 5 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 152 | 198 | 104 | 80 | 4 | 77 | 56 | 54 | 47 | 39 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 62 | 14 | 249 | 367 | 367 | 333 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | N 11 | — | NW 10 | N 13 | — | NNW 11 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 70 | 176 | 169 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | E 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 8 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 63 | 119 | 265 | 55 | 53 | 172 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 15 | 408 | 13 | 261 | 1078 | 129 | 425 | 453 | 138 | 129 | 472 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
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