Sidi Ifni Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here.

Righto, we’ve got a bit of a slow burner on our hands for Sidi Ifni. For the next few days, the wind is all over the shop and the waves are just messy, so it’s a case of sitting tight. The first real chance of something decent doesn’t roll in until Sunday morning, the 30th of August, when the wind drops out to glassy and we get a clean 6ft swell from the NNW. The energy is moderate at 379, so there’s some push there, but it’s not a standout.

The water’s sitting at about 69°, which is pretty average for this time of year. Nothing to write home about.

The standout window is actually early September. The morning of Wednesday, the 2nd of September, is where you want to be in the water. Sidi Ifni is a beach and reef setup, and we’ve got a clean 6ft swell from the NNW with a cross-off breeze from the SE, keeping the surface clean. Combined energy is strong at 504, so there’s proper power in the water. This is the pick of the bunch for the whole outlook.

There’s another solid morning on the 6th of September with a 5ft NNW swell and light cross-off from the NE, and again on the 7th with a glassy 3ft, 10-second period swell. That longer period will bring cleaner lines, especially over the reef. Then the 8th and 9th of September glass off again with building swell at 5ft to 6ft. The 9th morning looks particularly tasty with a clean 6ft from the NNW and a light cross-off from the south.

Crowds at Sidi Ifni can be around sometimes, so it’s not empty, but on these cleaner, glassier mornings you’ll find a bit more breathing room.

The whole first week is pretty ordinary up until that Sunday the 30th, so don’t bother paddling out earlier unless you’re just after a float. The real quality is all in the first 12 days of September.

Rusty.

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