Spanish House Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. The forecast is a tough one for the next sixteen days. There’s a real quiet spell ahead, so don’t be in a rush to grab your board.

First, the overall pattern. Looking at the data, the surf is going to be flat and weak for pretty much the entire run. For the first week, we’re talking about tiny, weak swells with poor energy. The combined energy is sitting in the low double digits, barely cracking 20 or 30 (23-28) for the first few days, which is a real sign of a sleepy ocean. The swell is a mix of short-period ESE and E windswell, barely 1 ft to 1 ft, with periods around 7-8 seconds. That’s basically just a ripple with a bit of shape. The wind keeps switching around, offering occasional clean windows, but the lack of any real swell makes it hard to get excited. There’s a gap of several days where the recommendations are just not there, from the start right through the first week. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so nothing unusual there.

The only real bright spot, and I mean the only one, is a few mornings where the wind goes light or offshore, giving us glassy or clean conditions. But it’s on such tiny surf that it’s really just a session for a beginner or anyone desperate to get wet. The 15th of July, Wednesday morning, is the best example: a glassy calm with 1 ft of weak NE swell (period 7s). The combined energy is still only 28, so it’s weak, but it’s clean. The 18th of July, Saturday morning, offers a similar story with 1 ft, E swell, and a gentle offshore wind from the W. That’s clean, but again, tiny. If you’re a beginner, the 15th or 18th mornings are your best shot. For everyone else, this is a proper flat spell.

The break is Spanish House, a sandbar that’s inconsistent and exposed to the NNE. It’s a beginner spot, and honestly, the setup is so small and weak here that it’s more of a lazy paddle than a surf. The crowds are only sometimes an issue, but with this little swell, it’ll be empty.

The second week keeps the same sad story. Swell stays tiny, mostly 0.6 ft to 1 ft, with the same short-period ESE windswell. The wind offers a few clean windows, like the 20th and 22nd of July mornings, with offshore or cross-off breezes, but the combined energy drops to single digits (8-12). That’s genuinely weak, barely enough to push a foamie. The 25th of July morning has a slight bump to 2 ft, but it’s windswell with a period of just 4 seconds, which is junk. The wind is a light cross-shore, so it’s messy. There’s nothing here to get excited about.

So, to be blunt: there’s no standout surf on offer in this whole 16-day window. The best you can do is a clean, tiny morning for a beginner session. If you’re a more experienced surfer, you’re looking at a long stretch of flat water. The weather is mostly clear, so it’s nice for a swim, but the waves are not. That’s the reality of this spot right now.

Rusty.

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