Plentzia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty.

Look, I’m gonna be straight with you – the next sixteen days are a real bummer for the Basque coast. We’re stuck in a classic summer lull, and Plentzia is barely coughing up a ripple. The water temp is a wild anomaly, sitting at a balmy 73°, which is a massive 6° warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least you won't need a thick wetsuit, but that's about the only good news.

The opening looks are for the 4th of July. Saturday morning, we get a small, weak pulse of 3ft NW groundswell pushing through with a 10-second period. The combined energy is weak at 150. It’s not much, but with the wind going totally glassy, the surface will look like a mirror. It’s surfable, but just barely – very ordinary conditions for a beginner wave. After that, it’s a long, dry road. From Saturday afternoon all the way through to Sunday the 13th, it’s a washout. Eleven straight days of junk: onshore winds, tiny dribblers, and numerous poor surf calls. The only real standout is that if you’re a kite surfer, the onshore wind and 4ft slop on Sunday the 12th might be more your thing than mine.

Now, come the 14th of July, the combined swell energy jumps a bit to 158, but it’s still only 2ft and the wind is cross/onshore – messy. Not worth getting wet for.

The only other window that teases us is the 15th of July, a Wednesday morning. The swell drops to 3ft from the NNW with a short, weak period of 7 seconds, but the wind goes glassy again. That will make the tiny bumps look clean, but the energy is weak (105). It’s another brutally ordinary session for beginners.

That’s it. For a spot that rarely breaks to begin with, this is a proper blank run. The number of consistent days is zero. Forecasts can change, but right now, save your wax.

- Rusty

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