Urbiztondo Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve got to be straight with you – the next couple of weeks at Urbiztondo Beach are looking pretty grim for a paddle. This is a consistent beginner-friendly sandbar, but the surf quality is just poor across the board, and there’s not a single standout session worth chasing. The outlook kicks off with no real surf on offer right now, and what little bump shows up is mostly messy, wind-chopped, or just too small.

We start on Thursday, 6th August, with a stormy morning – an 8 ft west swell is running, but with 25 km/h WNW onshore winds and a short period of just 7 seconds, it’s a lumpy, blown-out mess. The combined swell energy is 743 – that’s moderate, but it doesn’t matter with that wind. The afternoon glassed right off with a WSW breeze at 5 km/h, but the swell dropped to 2 ft from the NW at 6 seconds – just a dribble. Still, that glassy moment is the cleanest we’ll see, but there’s no wave to surf.

Friday and Saturday bring cross-shore and cross-onshore winds, with swell heights under 2 ft and short periods – total energy in the 2 to 41 range. That’s weak. Sunday the 9th has a long-period 14-15 second swell from the NNE, but only 0.7-1.0 ft and a 35 km/h cross-shore wind from the SW. The water temp is sitting at 86°F, which is about average for the time of year – nothing wild there.

The following week stays much the same: a mix of cross-shore winds and occasional clean conditions from cross-offshore breezes, but the swell is tiny – usually under 3 ft and mostly from the W or WNW with periods of 7-10 seconds. On Wednesday 12th, the afternoon shows a 6 ft west swell with 9-second period and moderate wave energy of 592 – but the wind is a 20 km/h SSW cross-shore, making it choppy and poor. Thursday 13th afternoon is the only time the file even calls it “surfable” but “very ordinary” – a 2 ft NW swell with a 10 km/h SSE cross-offshore breeze, so it’s clean but barely a wave. That’s a 1/10 score, and it’s the best we’ll get.

After that, from 14th to 21st August, it’s a long run of tiny or flat surf – heights mostly 0.3 ft to 2 ft, with weak energy (1 to 102). Wind is often cross-offshore and clean, but without swell, you’re just bobbing around. For a beginner spot, the lack of any solid waves is a real letdown. If you’re into kite surfing? That Saturday 8th afternoon has a 8 ft west swell and 30 km/h cross-onshore wind – energy at 1068 – which is strong and could be fun for a kite, but for a paddle surf, it’s a choppy no-go.

Bottom line: there’s nothing here to get excited about. The whole 16-day window is a dud for surfable waves. These dry runs happen sometimes for the area – don’t lose hope, forecasts can shift.

Rusty.

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