Zurriola hondartza Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get this straight, folks. Rusty here. The next 16 days for Zurriola hondartza are a tough watch. We’ve got a lot of small, weak swell and the wind is mostly on it or cross-onshore, which is no good for a clean wave. The water is running at 78°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s the only thing that’s pumping.

The first few days are a write-off. Tuesday the 21st and Wednesday the 22nd have weak, short-period windswell in the 2ft to 4ft range, combined energy is weak (119, 92, 43), and the wind is onshore. Not worth paddling out.

Thursday the 23rd and Friday the 24th, the swell drops right off. You get a tiny 3ft to 2ft wave and the wind turns glassy in the morning. This is surfable, but it’s very ordinary. The swell period is only 6 seconds, so it’s weak and gutless.

Then Saturday the 25th, the swell bumps up to 6ft from the WNW, with a combined energy of 271 (moderate), but the wind is a cross-onshore 16 mph. By the afternoon, it’s 8ft with fresh cross-onshore wind at 19 mph. That’s a messy, lumpy, choppy mess. Too big and blown out for a good time.

Sunday the 26th and Monday the 27th, the swell hangs around 4ft to 5ft, but the wind is still cross-onshore or onshore. The period on Monday morning stretches to 10 seconds, which is a bit more groundswell, but the wind is on it. The combined energy is 574, which is solid, but it’s a ropy, onshore wave.

From Tuesday the 28th right through to the end of the forecast on August 5th, it’s the same story. Swell is small, mostly between 2ft and 4ft, with short periods. The best you’ll get is a few glassy mornings on the 29th, 30th, 3rd August, and 4th August, with waves around 2ft to 3ft. That’s it. Surfable, but barely.

The only half-decent look is Wednesday morning the 29th of July. The swell is a tiny 3ft from the NNW with a 9-second period, and it’s glassy. The combined energy is 148 (weak). It’s not a standout by any stretch, but it’s the cleanest wave you’ll see in this whole run. If you’re desperate, that’s your window.

For the rest of the time, it’s a long gap of poor to marginal conditions. This area can be a bit of a lull in the summer, so a blank run like this isn’t unusual. The wind is mostly onshore, and the swell is small. If the wind turns on you on a bigger day, it’s a good kite surfing setup, but not for paddling.

Rusty.

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