Zurriola hondartza Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, checking the next 16 days for the break at Zurriola hondartza. You’re gonna have to wait a bit for the first real ride.

The first chance to paddle out is Tuesday, the 28th of July. That Tuesday morning is the real highlight. We’ve got a clean 4ft NW swell rolling in with a long 10-second period, giving the place a solid punch of moderate energy (362). The wind is glassy out of the east at just 5 km/h, so the surface will be like a mirror. This is a good, fun-size wave for an intermediate surfer. The water temp is about normal for the season. The swell direction is from the NW, which is exactly what this spot wants. With a 10-second period, the sets will have some power and shape. This is the best window in the whole outlook.

Later Tuesday afternoon, the wind shifts onshore from the NNE at 10 km/h, and conditions get a bit messy. The swell drops to 4ft, and the energy is still decent at 285, but it’s a marginal call.

From Wednesday the 29th through Sunday the 2nd of August, it’s a rough stretch. We’ve got a run of poor surf with cross-onshore and onshore winds, and the swell gets small and weak. The energy numbers drop off a cliff—down to 166, 135, 73, and even 51. The swell is under 3ft, and the period is short, around 8 seconds, so it’s weak and choppy. Not much to work with.

There’s a long gap of poor conditions from Wednesday the 29th right through the end of the first week. The second week picks up a little, but it’s still not great. Monday the 3rd of August is flat with a tiny 2ft swell and glassy conditions, but it’s just not enough.

We get a little pulse on Friday the 7th of August. The morning shows a 4ft NW swell with a 10-second period and moderate energy of 250, but the wind is a light cross-onshore, so it’s only marginal. The swell is building, but the quality isn’t there yet.

The most promising long-range call is Tuesday the 11th of August. The morning session has a clean 5ft NW swell with a 10-second period, a combined energy of 357, and glassy winds from the north at 5 km/h. That’s a really good-looking window. It’s a week and a half out, so treat it as a promising one, but don’t hold your breath. The afternoon wind turns onshore, so it’s a morning-only gig.

The run ends on Wednesday the 12th with a 4ft NW swell, but the wind is cross-onshore and the energy is at 201, so it’s another marginal day.

Bottom line: the standout is Tuesday morning, July 28th. The other glimmer of hope is Tuesday morning, August 11th, but that’s a long way off. The rest of the period is mostly small, weak, and wind-affected. Get your good waves in early on the 28th.

Rusty.

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