Zarautz Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about the waves here at Zarautz. It’s a tough stretch, no two ways about it. We’re looking at a long, quiet period before anything even remotely fun shows up.

The water is sitting at a warm 76°, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year. Feels like a summer bath.

Right now, and for the next several days, it’s flat. The energy is tiny (23), the swell is weak, and the conditions are poor. Friday the 17th through the weekend is a total write-off. You’ll see glassy mornings, but with waves around 0.7ft to 2ft, it’s barely a ripple.

Monday the 20th morning shows a tiny pulse of 3ft from the north with a short period of 7 seconds. The energy picks up a bit (111), but it’s still very ordinary. The wind is light and glassy, but the waves are weak and messy.

The whole first week is a bust. There’s a solid gap of nothing worth mentioning until far into the next week.

Things start to look a little more hopeful around Tuesday the 28th. That morning, we see a cleaner 6ft swell from the west-northwest, with a period of 8 seconds. The energy is strong (486), and the wind is glassy. This is the first real standout in the whole forecast. For a beginner spot like Zarautz, 6ft is getting a bit chunky for learning, but it’s fine for the average surfer.

After that, the swell drops back down, and the wind picks up. Wednesday the 29th gets a bit messy with cross-onshore winds and a 4ft long-period swell (12 seconds), but the energy is still solid (448). The wind makes it choppy, though.

The last few days into the first of August are small and weak again. Morning glass-offs on the 31st of July give a small 3ft swell from the northwest (119 energy), but it’s nothing to get excited about.

So, the best bet in this whole 16-day window is Tuesday the 28th of July. That’s the one morning where the swell, wind, and energy all line up. It’s a long way off, so keep an eye on it, but it’s the only real chance for a decent session.

Stay patient,
Rusty.

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