Mallorca - Son Serra Nova Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for Mallorca – Son Serra Nova. I gotta be straight with you: this stretch of the next 16 days is looking pretty grim for a proper paddle. The reef here is a rare breaker, and the forecast is backing that up. We’re looking at a long, dry spell with next to nothing on offer.

The first week and a half is basically a write-off. From Friday the 17th all the way through to the morning of Sunday the 26th, we’re scraping the bottom of the barrel. Tiny ankle-snappers, mostly from the north, with really short periods (2 to 6 seconds) and almost no energy to speak of. The combined swell energy barely cracks double digits, mostly sitting between 1 and 26 (weak). The wind is a constant problem too – mostly cross-onshore or onshore, making the little bumps we do have messy and choppy. Not worth getting wet for.

There is a slight flicker of hope on the afternoon of Sunday the 26th. The swell bumps up to 5 ft from the NNE, with a period of 7 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 280 (moderate). But here’s the catch: the wind is a moderate cross-shore from the ESE at 12 mph, which will chop it up. For a rare-breaking reef, the conditions are poor, and this one is really for the experts only, and even then, it’s a gamble on the quality.

The best chance we get in this whole window is on the afternoon of Monday the 27th. The swell drops to a more manageable 3 ft from the NNE, period 7 seconds, and the energy sits at 160 (moderate). What makes this one stand out is the wind: a light cross-offshore breeze from the SE at 6 mph. That’ll keep the surface clean. The conditions are still described as “very ordinary,” but at this point, it’s the best we’ve got. The first surfable day in over a week.

Then we hit another quiet patch. The morning of Tuesday the 28th gets smashed by a fresh onshore breeze at 19 mph, which is hopeless. The afternoon of Wednesday the 29th sees a bit of clean offshore wind from the SW at 9 mph, but the swell is only 3 ft with a 5-second period and 37 energy (weak). It’s clean but gutless.

The very end of the window, on the afternoon of Friday the 31st, shows another pulse of 6 ft from the NNE at 7 seconds, with a combined energy of 251 (moderate). The wind is cross-offshore from the SE at 16 mph, which is strong, but it’s clean. For a rare-breaking reef, that’s a big call and a long way out (14 days), so take it with a grain of salt. If it comes together, it could be a fun, punchy little wave, but it’s strictly for the experienced crew.

Overall, the water temp is a scorching 82°F, which is a huge 6°F warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s very unusual. There’s just no proper swell to go with it.

The only real standout here is the afternoon of Monday the 27th. It’s not perfect, but it’s the cleanest, most surfable wave we’ll see. The rest is a waiting game.

Rusty.

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