Atalaia (Molhes) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Atalaia. The next week and a half is a bit of a mixed bag, but there’s a couple of windows that’ll get the blood pumping.

We’re kicking off Thursday the 3rd with a clean little morning. Swell’s coming from the ESE at 4ft with an 11-second period, and a light NNW breeze is holding it cross-off. The water temp is about average for this time of year. There’s moderate energy in the water (370), and it’s looking like good surf conditions – a solid start. But that afternoon, the wind swings NE and it gets cross-on, chopping things up pretty quick.

Friday through Sunday that first week is a write-off. Onshore winds and small, short-period windswell mean poor conditions, so you’re not missing anything.

Now, Monday the 7th is the standout. We get a solid S pulse pushing in at 6ft, period sitting at 9 seconds, and the energy jumps right up (781). The wind is light and cross-off from the SSW, keeping the face clean. That’s “expect very good surf conditions” – no doubt about it. This is a beach/jetty setup, and with that size, it’s intermediate-friendly, but beginners might find it a bit much. The afternoon drops off quick as the wind goes onshore and the swell backs down.

Tuesday the 8th morning has a tiny 2ft glassy wave, but it’s pretty ordinary. The next real highlight is further out – Thursday the 10th morning, with a 5ft ENE swell (377 energy) and clean cross-off wind from the NNW. That’s a good session. Then Friday the 11th morning is glassy with 5ft groundswell from the east at 10 seconds – clean and inviting, but the afternoon spoils it.

In the second week, there’s a really interesting one for Tuesday the 15th morning. A super long-period 14-second groundswell from the SSE at just 2ft, but the energy is pumping (531). Glassy conditions. That long period will wrap nicely into the jetty, offering some fun lines, but it’ll be a bit shifty on the beach.

After that, it fades out. There’s a few days of small, messy surf, and then Friday the 18th morning is the last gasp – a tiny 1ft clean wave, but hardly worth paddling out for.

So the pick of the bunch is Monday the 7th morning with that S swell, and then Thursday the 10th or Friday the 11th mornings for clean, user-friendly waves.

Rusty.

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