Urbiztondo Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Looking at the whole stretch ahead, I’ll be straight with you – it’s a rough run for Urbiztondo Beach. We’ve got a few days of proper swell on the way, but the wind and conditions are going to make it a real fight. There’s a serious gap of nothing before things start moving, and then it’s messy.

Right now, it’s flat and blown out. We’ve got a few days of nothing worth paddling out for. Come Tuesday the 4th, we finally see a bit of life with a 5ft swell from the west, period of 6 seconds, and the total energy is still weak at 154. The wind is cross-off in the morning, so it might be clean, but it’s tough to get excited about surf that short and weak. After that, it drops right back to nothing for a few days.

Then things wake up. From Saturday the 8th afternoon, the west-northwest swell pushes up to 8ft, and the energy jumps to 1008. By Sunday the 9th we’re seeing 10ft swell from the west with 1360 energy, and Monday the 10th morning brings the biggest of the run: 12ft west swell with a strong 2562 energy reading. But here’s the catch – the wind is cross-onshore and gusty from the southwest, 30 to 35 km/h, and the wave comment is “poor surf conditions” the whole way. This is big, messy, junky surf. For a sandbar break, this isn’t going to be pretty. It’s more of a battle than a pleasure. We’re talking expert-only, and even then, it’s a washing machine. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

After that, it backs off quickly, but the wind stays messy. We see another bump on the 13th, with 8ft west swell in the morning and 1187 energy, but again, cross-shore winds and lumpy conditions. The rest of the window is small, weak, and mostly onshore or cross. There’s a little moment on the 15th afternoon when the wind goes glassy out of the north, and the 17th has some clean cross-off mornings, but the swell is only 1ft. Not enough to ride.

As for the water, it’s sitting at 86°F, which is about normal for this time of year, just a touch warm.

So here’s the deal: there is no standout window in this 16-day forecast. The best you can hope for is the clean morning on the 4th with that waist-high west swell, but it’s weak and short-period. The bigger swells are all blown out and messy. It’s a frustrating forecast. I’d keep an eye on the long-range, because these things can change, but right now, I’d find something else to do.

Stay salty.
Rusty

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