Beliche Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve got the long-range look at our local lines. Honestly, for the next 16 days, it’s a pretty demoralising stretch for Beliche. We’re staring down the barrel of a whole lot of “poor surf conditions” labels, with only a tiny flicker of life right at the very end. There’s a big gap of nothing surfable until we get to the last few days.

The surf outlook starts on Thursday, 6th August. We’ve got some swell on the board, but the wind is just too strong, and the waves are a mess. It’s a case of the ocean being angry, not inviting. For the next week and a half, it’s the same story: clean winds from the north and north-northwest with offshore flow, but the swell is either too small, too short-period, or the wind is howling. The combined energy is mostly weak, staying under 100 for the first week, then climbing into the moderate range later, but it’s all for nothing because the quality is just not there.

The first real sign of something rideable pops up on Wednesday, 19th August. We finally get a morning where the guide says it’s “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” That’s our only score of 1 out of 10 in the whole outlook. The swell is 4 ft from the NW at 8 seconds, which is a short-period, windswell-type affair. It’s not going to be pretty, but at least you’ll get a few waves. The wind is offshore from the NNW at 12 mph, keeping things moderately clean. The combined energy is solidly moderate. Beliche is a beach and point break, sheltered from the swell, so it needs a good angle. The optimum swell direction is NW, and we’re getting straight out of the NW, so that’s a tick. The water is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, coming in at 67°, which is a notable drop – a full 3° below the average. You’ll feel that chill.

After that little blink, the rest of the week into Friday, 21st August, is mostly back to poor conditions, with the wind getting stronger and stronger, hitting near gale-force by Friday afternoon. That’s not surfable for a paddleboard; it’s more of a kite-surfing setup. The swell gets a bit bigger – up to 4 ft – but with those gale-force offshore winds, it’s going to be a washing machine and almost impossible to paddle into.

So, the only real standout, and I’m being generous, is the morning of Wednesday, 19th August. It’s not a classic, it’s not a barrel, but it’s the only window where the ocean will let you in. The crowds are listed as “often” at Beliche, so on a marginal day like that, you might actually have a bit of room. It’s a fairly consistent break, so when it’s on, it’s on, but this is a long way from “on.” For the rest, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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