Beliche Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s lining up for us.

Honestly, it’s a tough stretch ahead. We’ve got a long run of poor surf conditions at Beliche with hardly any real quality on offer. The first week or so is mostly flat or weak, with messy wind and tiny swell. The outlook doesn't really start to offer anything worth paddling out for until much later, and even then, it’s a challenge.

The first real glimmer comes on Sunday morning, July 12th. Beliche sees a small 3ft swell from the WNW, with a period of 9 seconds. The wind is glassy – SE at 3 mph – which is a rare treat. The combined energy is moderate at 192. It’s surfable, but just barely. Not going to set the world on fire, but at least you can get wet without a fight.

After that, we drop back into a long, dry spell. From Monday the 13th all the way through to Saturday the 19th, the waves are tiny, the wind is mostly cross-off or strong offshore, and the scores are zero across the board. There’s a bit of a spike on the Saturday afternoon, July 18th, when the swell bumps up to 5ft from the NW, with a 11-second period and strong energy (604). But the wind is a strong offshore at 25 mph – that’s going to blow the waves flat and make it hard to paddle into. That’s expert-only territory, and even then, it’s a battle.

The standout, if you can call it that, is the Sunday morning, July 19th. Still a NW swell at 6ft, but the period drops to 6 seconds – short, weak, choppy windswell. The energy is 216, moderate, but the wind is fresh offshore at 22 mph. It’s clean but small and wonky. Not the kind of day you’d set an alarm for.

After that, the second week shows more of the same: small, wind-affected, and poor. The wind stays strong offshore most days, keeping the surface clean but the waves tiny and hard to ride. The best you can hope for is a few waist-high, crumbly lines on the Thursday morning, July 23rd, with a 4ft NW swell, 8-second period, and fresh offshore wind. Still just “poor surf conditions” across the board.

In short, there’s nothing here that gets me excited. The water temperature is about average for the time of year. If you’re desperate, Sunday the 12th is your best bet for a glassy, small-wave session. The rest is a write-off for paddle surfing. If the wind keeps up like this, kite surfers might have a better time than us.

Rusty.

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