Sidi Ifni Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s coming up at Sidi Ifni.

Right now, it’s a quiet start. For the first few days, through the end of this week and into the weekend, the surf is small and weak with a persistent cross-onshore wind. It’s mostly beach and reef setup with tiny, short-period windswell and combined energy in the weak range – 47 (Thursday afternoon), 70 (Friday morning), just tiny dribbles. The water temp is sitting at 21°, which is about average for this time of year. Honestly, it’s not worth paddling out for these first five or six days. There’s a gap with no real recommendations until the following Thursday.

Now, things start to look up on Thursday the 16th of July. Overnight the wind drops to glassy. The swell comes up to 6ft from the NNW, with a period of 8 seconds. That’s a moderate wave energy of 384. The morning is looking clean with glassy conditions. This is your first real look at some waves. It’s a bit punchy for beginners but manageable. The wind is calm, so the face should be holding up well. Crowds are *sometimes* a thing at Sidi Ifni, so you might have company but not a circus.

Friday the 17th of July morning keeps the momentum. The swell holds at 6ft from the NNW, combined energy is strong at 412, and we get a clean, cross-offshore breeze from the ENE. That’s going to groom the waves nicely. Still a bit of size, so it’s more for intermediate folks and above. The standouts in this run are that Thursday morning and Friday morning – that’s the best one-two punch in the whole outlook.

Saturday the 18th of July morning pushes up to 7ft from the NNW, with combined energy jumping to 602 – solid, strong swell. Wind is light and cross-off from the NE, so it’s clean again. This is getting into the “expert only” territory size-wise. If you’ve got the skills and the board for it, this could be a ripper. Afternoon gets a bit cross-shore, so the morning is the go.

Sunday the 19th of July is another gem. Morning has offshore ESE wind at 10 km/h, with a solid 7ft swell from the NNW, period stretching to 9 seconds – better shape, more energy (576). That’s a proper groundswell pulse. The afternoon goes glassy with a 6ft swell. Both sessions are clean and offer good surf conditions. That Sunday is tied with Thursday and Friday as the best on offer.

From Monday the 20th onward, the wind turns onshore or cross-onshore again through the middle of the week, and while the swell hangs around 5ft to 6ft, the quality drops. The 23rd and 24th have some moderate energy but lumpy winds. It’s more of a choppy affair.

Best on offer: The clear standouts are the Thursday 16th morning (glassy, 6ft NNW) and Friday 17th morning (clean cross-off, 6ft NNW), with Sunday 19th (offshore and glassy, 7ft NNW) as a close runner-up. The earlier parts of the forecast are a write-off, and the second week is less reliable with the wind turning against us. Get out there on those three windows if you can.

Rusty, signing off.

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