Zurriola hondartza Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s shaping up for Zurriola hondartza over the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, but there are a couple of windows where it’ll be worth paddling out.

We start off Sunday morning (26 July) with rain showers and a cross-on wind from the WNW at 12 mph. The swell is a messy 5 ft, short period of 7 seconds, and the combined energy is weak at 240. The water temperature is a very unusual 77°, which is a massive 6° warmer than normal for this time of year. Honestly, Sunday is a write-off for surfing – it’s choppy and poor.

Monday morning (27 July) is where things suddenly turn on. We get glassy conditions with a light NNW breeze, and the swell drops to 3 ft but from the NW with a period of 11 seconds. The combined energy jumps to a moderate 372. It’s clean, and those longer-period waves will have some push. This is the first standout – a proper window of clean, surfable waves. The afternoon gets a bit messy again, so make the most of the morning.

Tuesday morning (28 July) is also clean, with a light cross-offshore breeze from the east. The swell holds at 4 ft from the NW, 10-second period, and energy at 362. It’s another good session if you can get out. The afternoons stay cross-on and choppy, so it’s a morning-only game for the first few days.

Wednesday morning (29 July) is glassy again, but the swell has backed off to 3 ft with a period of 9 seconds and energy down to 166. It’s surfable but nothing special – ordinary conditions.

From Thursday (30 July) right through to Monday (3 August), it’s pretty flat and weak. Swell heights hover between 1 ft and 3 ft, with short periods and energy figures mostly below 100. Winds are onshore or cross-on, and most sessions are rated as poor. There’s a real lull here for several days – not much to get excited about.

Then on Tuesday morning (4 August), we see a pulse of swell kick in. The height comes up to 5 ft from the WNW, period of 8 seconds, and combined energy of 287. Winds are light cross-on from the NW. It’s marginal though – the period is short, and the conditions aren't clean, so it’s more of a messy, choppy option. Not a standout.

The most interesting event is on Saturday morning (8 August). A big NW swell rolls in at 10 ft, with a long period of 11 seconds. The combined energy is massive at 1848. Winds are cross-shore from the west at 9 mph. This is big, powerful, groundswell – only for experienced surfers. It could have some serious shape, but a beach break like Zurriola might be tricky with that long period; the waves could be pretty straight. The afternoon gets an onshore breeze, so that morning window is the only chance for the big stuff.

After that, the swell drops back quickly, and the last few days (9-10 August) are back to small, onshore, and ordinary.

Overall, the real standout is Monday morning (27 July) – glassy, clean, and a decent 11-second swell. Tuesday morning (28 July) is also a good call for clean waves, but smaller. The big swell on 8 August is for experts only and comes with some wind and period caveats.

So, get on it Monday and Tuesday mornings this week. The rest is either too small, too messy, or too big for the average punter.

That’s how it looks from here.

- Rusty

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