El Sardinero - Primera Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for El Sardinero - Primera.

The next couple of weeks are going to be a mixed bag, with some definite windows of opportunity, but you’ll need to pick your moments. The overall pattern shows a few clean mornings with fun-sized surf, but plenty of afternoons getting trashed by onshore breezes.

The near-term looks best. The standout session looks to be Sunday morning, August 30th. We get a solid 5ft of NW swell with a period of 10 seconds. The combined energy is a decent 432, so there’s some punch to it. But the real story is that wind: it's glassy. You’ll find clean, peeling lines with the tide push. Crowds can be a problem here, so get in early. The water temp is sitting about average for August, so nothing wild there.

Monday morning, August 31st, is another one to circle. Again, 5ft from the NW, 9-second period, and glassy conditions with that SW offshore flow. The energy is a touch lower at 400, but still plenty to get a good wave.

After that, things start to drop off. The first week of September sees the swell slowly fading, with most afternoons blown out. There’s a decent bump of energy on the 5th of September, but that’s a no-go—strong onshore winds will make a mess of it.

Looking into the second week, things look very quiet. There are some small, clean windows on the morning of Monday, September 7th, but the swell is down to 3ft with weak energy of 208. Not much to write home about. From the 8th onwards, the swell and wind don't line up at all. The gap from the 8th through to the end of the forecast window is pretty barren—very small, weak swells, mostly blown out by onshore winds.

Honestly, if you can get out for that Sunday or Monday morning glass-off, you’ll have a good time. The rest of the window is mostly for the die-hards or the kite crew when that NW wind picks up.

Rusty, signing off.

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