Baleal Sul Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here with the outlook for Baleal Sul.

To be honest, it's a pretty frustrating run to look at for the next week or so. We've got swell on the table, but the wind just won't play ball for a clean paddle. Most of the time it's onshore or cross-onshore from the north, chopping everything up. The surf quality is poor for days at a time.

We do get some real quality windows further out, so don't lose hope.

The first real glimmer comes on Monday, September 16th. The morning session looks sweet with clean, glassy conditions. You're looking at a chest to head-high 4ft swell from the NW with a 10-second period. The combined wave energy is moderate (414). This is the first stand-out, offering a proper surfable window after a long dry spell.

Then, the real gem of the outlook might be Friday, September 18th. The morning is looking straight-up clean with glassy conditions and a solid 7ft NNW swell. That's a proper size, pushing into expert territory, but the energy is decent (499). The swell period is short (8 seconds), which means it might be a bit bouncy and wally, but when it's glassy, you take it. This is the best on the whole long-range forecast.

After that, Saturday the 19th morning also looks clean with a lighter 4ft swell from the NW (period 10 seconds) and a cross-offshore breeze (520 energy). It's a nice, manageable size, but the Friday session is the bigger one.

A final heads-up for Tuesday, September 22nd: it's fairly small with a 3ft WNW swell, but the conditions stay clean with light cross-offshore wind. It's ordinary, but might be worth a look if you're desperate.

Biggest takeaway: the first decent session isn't until the 16th. That's a solid gap with nothing worth paddling out for. But once that window opens, we get some gems with clean winds. The water is about average for this time of year here, so no wetsuit adjustments needed.

Rusty, signing off.

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