Baleal Sul Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what we’ve got for the next couple of weeks. The surf is pretty ordinary for the most part, but there are a couple of windows to keep an eye on.

We’re looking at Baleal Sul. The water’s sitting at 67°F, which feels a bit colder than normal for this time of year – nothing crazy, just a slight chill.

For the first week, it’s mostly a write-off. Saturday the 22nd starts small and weak with a cross-on breeze, not worth paddling out for. Sunday the 23rd has a bit more go in it. The morning brings a 5ft swell out of the WNW, with a period of 11 seconds – that’s some proper groundswell energy, and the wind is offshore. Combined energy is moderate at (642). It’s surfable, but the break is inconsistent and only for beginners, so you’ll have to be patient. The afternoon picks up a little, 6ft from the west, with fresh offshore wind, but it’s a bit too on the edge for a strong rec. Crowds are possible here.

Monday the 24th gets bigger – 8ft in the morning from the west-southwest, but the period drops to 8 seconds and the wind is cross-off, making for poor conditions. That size is pushing past beginner territory but the wind ruins it. The rest of the week is a mix of messy onshore and cross-shore wind, choppy surfaces, and swell that just doesn’t line up. The combined energy fluctuates between low and moderate (119 to 505), nothing to get excited about. There’s a brief glassy moment on Tuesday the 25th morning with 5ft from the west-northwest, but the period is short at 7 seconds – ordinary, surfable but nothing special.

Then from the 28th onwards, the wind turns onshore or cross-on from the north, and the swell gets some size – up to 8ft from the northwest on Friday the 28th morning, with a very long 12-second period. The combined energy jumps right up to (1805), which is strong energy. But with the onshore wind and lumpy conditions, it’s a mess. That kind of long-period northwest swell would be better suited to a point or reef break, not a sheltered beginner spot like this. It’s too big for beginners anyway.

The gap after that is pretty grim. From the 29th all the way through to the 6th of September, it’s just day after day of poor surf, with onshore winds and small to moderate swell, periods dropping to 6-7 seconds. Combined energy mostly sits under 400. Not worth the drive. The swell picks up again on the 6th of September with 7ft from the north-northwest, and a moderate period of 9 seconds, but again, cross-on wind and choppy – no good.

To be honest, the best on offer across the whole 16 days is the Sunday the 23rd morning session. It’s not a standout in terms of quality, but it’s the cleanest with offshore wind and some decent groundswell energy. If you’re a beginner and don’t mind inconsistency, that’s your window. Otherwise, it’s a long dry spell.

Rusty.

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