Mallorca - Son Serra Nova Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it for this little pocket of the Med. I’ll be honest, looking at the whole 16-day window for Son Serra Nova, it’s a pretty grim tale for a while.

The first ten days or so are a write-off. We’re looking at a big empty gap with no swell to speak of, a few days of micro dribble, but mostly flat calm or poor conditions. You’ll be staring at a lake until we get into the second week of August. Don’t bother checking the charts until then, it’s a proper desert.

But then, on the morning of Tuesday the 11th of August, the whole picture changes, and it changes hard. A pulse of NNE swell is due to roll in with a solid 8ft of groundswell, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is going to be strong, clocking in at (801). The wind? Dead calm. Glassy. That’s a serious combo for this exposed reef. The water is sitting at a very unusual 84°, a full 6° warmer than normal, so you can leave the steamer at home. For experienced crew only though – 8ft on a rarely-breaking reef like this is no joke, that’s expert territory. This is easily the standout session of the whole outlook. The morning of the 11th is the time to be there.

That very big morning drops into the afternoon, with the surf dropping slightly to 8ft, but the wind swings cross-onshore, so the quality takes a hit. It’ll still be big and powerful, but messy.

Wednesday the 12th morning sees the swell fade fast to a tiny 2ft, not worth the paddle. The afternoon picks up a bit to 4ft (moderate energy at 230) with cleaner offshore breezes, but it’s a shadow of the day before. After that, the rest of the forecast is back to small, weak, and blown-out conditions through the 14th.

So here’s the deal: the only true standout is the glassy, overhead dawn session at Son Serra Nova (Mallorca) on Tuesday the 11th of August. Everything else is a scratch. Mark that Tuesday in your calendar, and don’t bother for the rest.

Rusty.

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