Baleal Sul Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let me give you the straight up on Baleal Sul.

Honestly, it’s a bit of a slow start. The first week and a bit is looking like a write-off. From Friday, September 4th right through to Sunday, September 13th, there’s just nothing doing. The wind’s a cross or onshore mess and the wave energy is all over the place. We’re talking weak to moderate energy at best (80 to 699), and the face of it is just poor surf conditions. You’d be fighting the wind more than riding the wave. There’s a real blank run of about ten days there where I wouldn't even bother getting the board out.

Baleal Sul is a sheltered spot, and it's taking the brunt of the wind wrong for days. For the first ten days, you can pretty much flush it.

Things start to look interesting from September 14th. That Monday morning is the first little blip on the radar. The wind swings around to an offshore from the East at a slight 6 mph, and we get that "clean" look on the water. Swell is 6 ft from the NNW, but the period is a short 8 seconds, so it'll be a bit fat and won't have much punch. The combined energy is moderate (480). Still, it’s the first clean window in a while.

But the real standout? Tuesday, September 15th. That morning is the one to circle. The westerly swell is still rolling in at 7 ft from the NNW, and the period is a short 7 seconds, so it'll be a bit walled-up and not the best shape. However, the wind is a light offshore from the ESE at 6 mph, making it clean. The combined energy is a solid moderate (534). It's a bit on the punchy side for beginners at 7 ft, so the groms might want to sit this one out, but for anyone else, that morning will offer some of the best, cleanest lines in a long time. It’s a proper early session.

Wednesday, September 16th repeats the trick: similar 7 ft and clean morning with a light ESE offshore. That's two good mornings in a row.

Then on Thursday, September 17th, we get a real treat. The morning is glassy. Zero wind. Swell drops a touch to 6 ft from the NNW with a short 8-second period. Combined energy is moderate (448). That glassy, clean surface is what dreams are made of here. It's not the biggest of the run, but the lack of any wind makes it the most "user-friendly" of the good windows. It’s a proper glass-off.

After that, the wind turns onshore again and the quality drops out for the weekend, so the window is narrow but sweet.

Best call: If you can only get one session, make it Tuesday, September 15th for the clean offshore and the solid 7 ft swell, or that Thursday, September 17th morning for the perfect glass.

Stay stoked.

Rusty.

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