Vilassar de Mar Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you. I've eyeballed this forecast for the next couple of weeks, and I gotta say, my heart aches a bit. We're in a proper flat spell. You're looking at a solid stretch of nothing but small, weak, and sloppy conditions. There isn't a single window in the next 16 days where I can honestly tell you to grab your board and head to Vilassar de Mar with any real hope.

The first time we even see a hint of a wave is on the 18th of August, Tuesday afternoon, and it's a joke: a tiny 0.7 ft swell from the south with a period so short it has no push, no energy (1). The ocean is just a lake there. The following days bring marginally more, but the swell height never gets much above 2 ft, the energy is pitiful (peaking at just 26 on Thursday the 20th), and the winds are all over the shop. You'll get a few clean windows in the mornings when the wind is glassy or light offshore from the north or northwest—like the mornings of the 17th, 18th, 22nd, and 23rd—but the waves just aren't there to make it worth your while.

Even the few moments of bigger (relatively speaking) swell, like the 2 ft on the 20th, are accompanied by onshore wind, ruining any shape. The water is a very warm 84° on that first Saturday, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so you won't need a thick suit even if you paddle out for a paddling session. For the 2 weeks after the 15th, it's all minimal, poor surf. And as we push into the second week, it's more of the same dead calm or tiny windswell.

This break is inconsistent, and right now it's living up to that reputation. For a beginner spot, this is just a long, dry spell. Don't risk the parking ticket. If the wind kicks up from the south, a couple of afternoons get choppy enough to look like it might be more fun for a kite than a surfboard, but that's just a guess looking at the conditions.

Keep an eye on the charts, but the next couple of weeks look like a write-off.

Rusty.

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