Mallorca - Son Serra Nova Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. The next 16 days look like a real struggle for a wave. Honestly, there’s not a single standout session in the whole run, and for a spot that’s known for being pretty inconsistent, this is a tough stretch.

We’re looking at Mallorca - Son Serra Nova (a reef break that rarely breaks), and it pretty much sits flat or with tiny, poor-quality slop for the entire outlook. The first few days offer nothing worth paddling out for. Friday the 24th and Saturday the 25th of July have next to no swell energy (values of 1 to 6), with tiny waves around 0.3 ft to 1.0 ft and short, weak periods of 5 seconds. Don’t even bother.

The closest thing to a pulse arrives on Sunday the 26th of July. The morning shows a 3 ft swell from the NNE, but it’s getting hammered by a 19 mph cross-onshore wind, making it lumpy and messy. The afternoon bumps up to 6 ft with a combined energy of 248 (moderate), but again, the wind is a strong cross-onshore at 19 mph, and the period is a short 7 seconds. It’s going to be a choppy, blown-out mess. This is not a surfer's friend.

Monday the 27th of July morning is glassy with a 2 ft swell, but the energy is weak (38) and the period is a short 6 seconds. It’s a millpond, not a surfable wave. The rest of the week into early August is a write-off, with most days showing zero swell and glassy conditions. There’s a big gap of no surf from the 30th of July right through to the 2nd of August.

We get a tiny blip again on the 3rd of August with a 0.7 ft, 3-second period ripple, but that’s not surf. The 4th of August offers a clean morning with a 0.7 ft NNE swell and light offshore wind, but the energy is only 4. It’s ankle-deep at best. The 7th of August has a clean, offshore wind morning with a 2 ft swell from the ESE, but the energy is still weak (22) and the period is a short 6 seconds.

Look, if you’re desperate for a paddle, the only remotely clean windows are the glassy mornings on the 27th of July, the 31st of July, and the 1st of August, but there’s no swell to ride. The water temperature anomaly isn’t provided for this spot, so I can’t comment on how it compares to the norm.

For the whole 16 days, the swell is too small and inconsistent to be a concern for any skill level. The setup is a reef, but with no energy and constant poor-quality conditions, it’s a total write-off. Honestly, save your energy and don’t even bother checking the cams.

Rusty.

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