Mallorca - Son Serra Nova Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s going on around Son Serra Nova.

Right off the bat, I gotta be honest with you – this is a tough stretch. The forecast for the next 16 days is looking pretty grim for surf. There’s a lot of flat spells and the waves that do show up are small, weak, and messy.

We don’t see any real surf until the very start of the period, on the morning of Friday the 3rd of July. The swell is coming from the north at 5 ft, but it’s a short-period windswell of only 7 seconds, and the wind is a cross-onshore breeze from the northwest at 16 mph. The combined energy is weak at 202, and it’s just poor, choppy conditions. Not what you want to paddle into.

That afternoon, the swell jumps up a bit to 8 ft from the north-northeast, but the wind cranks onshore from the same direction at 22 mph. The energy jumps to 755, but it’s a total mess. Honestly, for a reef break, that’s more of a washing machine than a wave. That’s really only for the experts, and even then, the wind is going to make it horrible.

After that, it’s a long dry spell. We get a few tiny, weak swells over the next few days, on the 4th and 5th of July, with heights under 3 ft and periods of 5-6 seconds, but the wind is never right. You’ll see a morning on the 6th of July with glassy conditions, but the swell is a pathetic 1 ft from the north-northeast. No energy there, just flat.

The same story continues through the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th of July – mostly flat, with a few days of zero energy. Things get a bit more interesting on the 11th of July, Saturday afternoon. We get a tiny spike of 3 ft from the east-southeast, but it’s a short 5 second period and the wind is a moderate cross-shore at 16 mph. The combined energy is only 56, so it’s weak and choppy.

The 17th of July, Friday afternoon, shows a little pulse of 2 ft from the east-southeast, with a 6-second period, and the wind is a light cross-offshore from the southeast at 6 mph. The conditions are clean, but the energy is only 28. It’s something to look at, but it’s not going to be a stand-out session.

Honestly, there’s no standout session in this whole outlook. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, so that’s not a worry. But with the swell being so small, short-period, and the wind often onshore or cross-onshore, you’re better off waiting for the next forecast update. This area looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, especially on those days with 8 ft swell and strong onshore wind.

Stay patient, mate. The ocean will come around.

Rusty

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