Beliche Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it.

The opening of this window is a bit of a tease. We’ve got a clean, glassy Sunday morning on the 16th with some solid NW groundswell – this is the standout, the one to paddle out for early before the wind switches. That’s your wave. It’s got size, direction, and calm air. The energy is pumping at 512, but it’s not insane, just good, powerful surf.

After that morning though, the window closes fast. The wind swings cross-on and the swell just bleeds out. For a solid stretch – from Sunday afternoon all the way through to the following Friday morning – it’s a flat, messy, blown-out mess. We’re talking days of poor conditions. The energy drops to three digits and then down to double digits. It feels like the ocean just gives up. There’s a solid week of nothing workable here.

Now, Friday the 21st rolls in with a fresh pulse. The swell jumps back up to 6 ft, and it’s clean, but the wind is howling. That northerly is blowing 19 mph. It’s clean but it’s going to be a battle. The trend continues through the 22nd and into the 24th, with moderate to fresh offshore winds and waves hanging around the 4 ft to 5 ft mark. The energy is moderate, but it’s not the quality of that first morning. It’s surfable, for sure, but you’ll be earning every wave in the chop, even if it looks clean from the beach.

Then, from the 25th onward, the wind really starts to pump. We’re talking 19 to 25 mph offshore winds. It’s howling. The waves are in the 4 ft to 5 ft range, but with that much wind, it’s hard to paddle, the surface is a mess, and honestly, for most of us, it becomes more of a kite-surf session. The wave energy is there, but the conditions are just hostile. And that long-range stuff into the 30th and 31st? It’s more of the same – big winds, bigger expectations, but a tough slog.

So here’s the deal: if you want the best of it, you’re looking at Sunday morning, the 16th. Everything else is a trade-off, and most of it isn’t worth the fight.

Rusty.

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