Zumaya (Playa de Itxurun) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. The next couple of weeks are a bit of a mixed bag for us here. We’ve got some decent pulses of energy coming through, but the wind is going to be the deciding factor on most days. The water is sitting at 75°F, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year, so that’s a bonus.

The first few days are pretty much a write-off. Thursday the 27th and Friday the 28th are small and messy, with north wind messing up what little swell we have. Not worth getting wet for, honestly. You’re better off doing maintenance on your boards.

Then things start to clean up. Saturday morning the 29th is where it starts to get interesting. We’ve got a glassy morning with a clean 6ft of WNW groundswell, and the energy is building – the combined energy is 547, which is right in that moderate-to-strong zone. That’s a proper surf. It’s a bit much for the beginners, but for the rest of us, this is the pick of the first week. The swell direction is right out of the WNW, which is the optimum for Zumaya (Playa de Itxurun). Sunday morning the 30th is still fun, a bit smaller at 4ft but still glassy and clean.

Monday morning the 31st and Tuesday morning the 1st are also good, with 5ft and 4ft of clean glassy surf, but the energy isn't quite as strong. The afternoons are all getting chopped up by the onshore northerly, so make sure you’re on it early.

We hit a bit of a lull from the 2nd to the 4th. The swell drops right back to under 3ft, and it’s just small and ordinary. Nothing to write home about.

But hold on, because the second week is where the real standout is. Look at Saturday the 6th. That afternoon is looking special – clean, glassy conditions with a solid 6ft of NW swell and a long 11-second period. The combined energy is 671, which is strong. The morning has a bit of cross-shore wind, but that afternoon window is pure gold. This is promising, but remember, it's a week out, so we'll keep an eye on it.

Sunday the 7th still has some good energy with a 5ft swell on the morning, also glassy. After that, it fades. The 8th and 9th are smaller and bumpy. The 10th gets some size back, 5ft, but the north wind kills it. The 11th is small and ends the period with a whimper.

So, the standout sessions are Saturday morning the 29th and the Saturday afternoon of the 6th. The first one is here and now, the second is a long-range promise. Don’t sleep on those morning windows during the first week, they’re going to be clean. This place can get crowded, so get out there early.

Rusty

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