Sidi Ifni Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's shaping up for us at Sidi Ifni.

Right off the bat, this is not a screaming start. For the first few days, we've got a bit of a wait on our hands with some lacklustre, short-period NNW swell and tricky cross-onshore winds making for pretty ordinary conditions. The wave energy is moderate but not really doing us any favours. Things are a bit messy and marginal.

Now, you want a standout window? Mark your calendars for Wednesday, September 2nd. That's the one. We’re looking at a solid 8ft swell from the NNW early in the morning, combined with moderate wave energy (847), and it gets truly special because the wind is forecast to go glassy. That’s pure magic for a setup with beach and reef elements. By the afternoon it drops to 7ft, but it stays glassy clean. For an intermediate or advanced surfer, this is the moment. Keep in mind, that morning push is over 5ft so it might be a bit much for absolute beginners.

We get a patchy run after that. The swell drops back down and the winds get messy again through Thursday the 3rd and right through the first weekend of September. The wave energy drops off and it’s a lot of poor or marginal conditions.

There’s a little flicker of life around Monday, September 8th but it’s small – only 3ft – and the moderate offshore ESE wind will keep things clean, but it’s more of a longboard or funboard kind of day. Energy is very weak (110).

We get another pulse of that NNW swell pushing back over 5ft around the 9th and 10th of September, but the winds are firmly cross-onshore again, which will kill the quality. The energy comes back to moderate (366-398), but the wind just isn't there to make it a standout. Sunday the 14th is very small and weak, fizzling out the outlook.

Overall, if you can get on the water on that Wednesday 2nd, do it. That's the gem. The rest is a waiting game or a kite-surfing session if the wind picks up.

Rusty.

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