Plentzia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, you’re checking in with Rusty, and I’m telling it straight for Plentzia (Spain) over the next couple of weeks. Let’s be honest from the start: this isn't a classic run for this stretch of coast. The swell window is working, but the winds and conditions are going to be your constant battle. Plentzia is a sheltered spot, rarely breaking, so when it does line up, you need to be on it. The first few days are a write-off, with poor surf and weak energy. We’re looking at a real gap until Sunday the 13th before anything worth paddling out for shows up.

The water temperature is sitting at about 72°, about a touch warmer than normal for the time of year, so a spring suit might still be all you need if the sun’s out.

For the first standout, you want to be aiming for Sunday the 13th. That morning, we’ve got a NW swell coming in at 4ft with a solid period of 13 seconds – that’s proper groundswell, with good shape. The wind is light and cross-offshore (SE, 3 mph), so it’ll be clean and glassy, with moderate wave energy pumping through (538). The afternoon holds up with the same 4ft size, period dropping slightly to 12 seconds, still clean with a NE cross-off at 9 mph. The combined energy is still strong (471). This is your best window for a proper surf – the swell direction is WNW, which is bang on what this break wants. It’s a sheltered, rarely-breaking spot, so seeing consistency here is a big deal. Since it is a quiet spot that rarely breaks, crowds are only ‘sometimes’ a thing, but on a day like this, you might see a few others in the water.

After Sunday, we get a few days of onshore and cross-onshore winds churning up the swell. Monday the 14th morning is surfable but ordinary, with an offshore ESE wind at 6 mph and 4ft NW swell (346), but the afternoon turns poor with a strong ENE breeze. Tuesday the 15th is a mess with onshore winds and a short-period windswell on the Tuesday afternoon (5ft, 5 seconds) – total junk. That setup, with strong onshore wind and beach setup, honestly looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddling.

The next real highlight is Saturday the 19th. The morning kicks off with 5ft NW swell, long period of 12 seconds, and a clean offshore wind from the ESE at 9 mph. That’s serious energy (683) and the wind is offshore, so it’s going to be clean, rippable, and with some punch. The direction is ideal for Plentzia. This is your second standout – promising, but we are a week out, so keep an eye on the forecasts.

The rest of the run into the end of the month fades. The swell drops, winds turn onshore or cross-onshore again, and the energy figures dip back down into weak territory (down to 94 by the 26th). There’s a marginal moment on Monday the 21st morning with 4ft (267), but the wind is cross-off from the SE, so it’s just barely surfable – nothing to get excited about. Overall, if you can get out on Sunday the 13th or Saturday the 19th, you might score. The rest? Wait for the next swell.

Rusty.

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