Solanas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get real about this stretch. I’m lookin’ at the next 16 days here, and I gotta be honest with you: it’s a tough beat. There’s a long, quiet gap right at the start, and we don’t see anything worth paddlin’ out for until the end of the first week.

The first few days, from Friday the 24th right through to the end of July, are basically a write-off. The energy is just not there. We’re lookin’ at tiny little bumps, some cross-shore chop, and not a single wave that’s gonna get your heart racing. The combined energy levels are in the single digits or low double digits, which is about as weak as it gets. I’m talkin’ flat spells with only a few inches of movement. There’s a day or two with glassy conditions, but with no swell to speak of, that’s like havin’ a beautiful racetrack with no cars.

Now, we do see a little flicker of life on Sunday the 26th. Solanas picks up a small 4ft SE swell, with a period of 6 seconds. That’s a short-period, weak swell – combined energy of 72 (72) – so it’s not gonna light the world on fire. The wind is light offshore from the NE on that Sunday morning, which is a nice touch, so the surface will be clean. But the waves are gonna be small, weak, and pretty ordinary. It’s the best we’ve got in that first week, but it’s a far cry from a standout.

After that, we go back into a quiet stretch. The swell drops off again, and we’re stuck with poor surf conditions and very low energy through the end of July and into the first days of August. The combined energy numbers are laughable – mostly single digits, sometimes zero. The wind is often light or glassy, but there’s just no swell to marry it to.

The real opportunity, and I mean the only *true* standout in this whole 16-day window, comes on Wednesday the 5th of August. That morning, Solanas is glassy with a light E wind, and we see a little 2ft SE swell with a period of 4 seconds. Look, 4 seconds is terrible period – it’s gonna be bumpy and weak. But the combined energy hits 35 (35), which is the highest we’ll see across the whole forecast. It’s not big, it’s not powerful, but it’s the cleanest, most surfable window we have. The water is about average for this time of year in this area.

Honestly, for most of this period, this setup is more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, given the small, weak swell and some cross-shore wind. If you’re desperate for a paddle, Wednesday the 5th morning is your best bet.

Rusty.

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