Surf Forecasts:
Estaleiro Reef surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 13 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period, SSE swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 13 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period, SSE swell with 1,010 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 8 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Estaleiro Reef this week:
The surf forecast for Estaleiro Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Estaleiro Reef in the next 16 days are 2.2m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 13) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Tue 8th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Estaleiro Reef over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, let’s talk about Estaleiro Reef. The surf report for the next couple of weeks is a bit of a mixed bag. The main window of opportunity looks to be around the middle of next week, but before that, we’re in a holding pattern of onshore slop.
We start off with a few small, junky days. The forecast is mostly poor through the weekend and into the start of the week, with a lot of cross-onshore winds and modest, short-period swell. The energy is weak to moderate, around 120 to 600 on the scale, but the wind is just messing everything up. A kitesurfer might have a ball, but for a surfer, it’s mostly a scratch-and-fight session.
Now, here's the standout. Tuesday the 15th sees a pulse of energy come through, with wave energy jumping up to 619. The swell jumps to 6ft, and the wind goes glassy off the SSW. It's going to be clean. Estaleiro Reef is exposed and picks up swell from the ESE, which is its optimum. The period is short, 8 seconds, so it won't be the most powerful, but with those conditions, it's the best we're going to see. This window looks worth waiting for. This is the one to circle. If you can only paddle out once, make it this one. The water temp is 67°, which is about normal for this time of year, so it should feel comfortable.
After that, on Tuesday afternoon, the wind swings around and it gets ugly again. The rest of the week is a write-off with choppy, cross-onshore conditions and smaller swell. We do see a few cleaner windows later in the forecast, like Sunday the 20th, with light offshore winds and a clean 4ft of swell, and it even gets glassy again on the 21st. These look surfable, but nothing on the scale of that big Tuesday. The waves are still short-period, so don't expect any long-period groundswell perfection. It's going to be a case of making the most of the clean conditions.
It's not a perfect run, but for a reef that’s usually inconsistent, this run has a few windows where it could turn on. Keep an eye on that Tuesday morning. You'll be rewarded.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 63 | 66 | 111 | 121 | 134 | 134 | 154 | 94 | 109 | 136 | 131 | 327 | 523 | 224 | 284 | 250 | 240 | 249 | 134 | 290 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:39AM0.90m | 1:41PM1.02m | 1:12AM0.99m | 2:04PM1.01m | 1:45AM1.06m | 2:28PM0.98m | 2:18AM1.08m | 2:51PM0.95m | 2:51AM1.07m | 3:13PM0.91m | 3:25AM1.02m | 3:35PM0.86m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49PM0.35m | 7:37AM-0.03m | 8:09PM0.35m | 8:06AM-0.02m | 8:20PM0.34m | 8:28AM0.02m | 8:16PM0.31m | 8:40AM0.09m | 8:13PM0.25m | 8:46AM0.16m | 8:26PM0.20m | 8:55AM0.24m | 8:48PM0.17m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | 6:04 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | 6 | 8 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 46 | 66 | 111 | 121 | 134 | 134 | 113 | 94 | 109 | 136 | 131 | 45 | 53 | 224 | 58 | 250 | 240 | 249 | 134 | 290 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | E 12 | — | E 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 63 | 48 | 55 | 68 | 52 | 40 | 83 | 63 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 12 | — | 34 | — | 40 | 26 | 108 | 91 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | — | S 10 | E 16 | ESE 16 | SSE 15 | NNW 4 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | E 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | 17 | 5 | 26 | 154 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 78 | 2 | 154 | 71 | 175 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | N 3 | — | N 3 | N 4 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SE 6 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | E 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | 35 | — | — | 8 | — | 5 | 21 | — | 327 | 523 | 91 | 284 | 67 | 23 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 0 | 46 | 146 | 30 | 33 | 42 | 84 | 358 | 42 | 0 |
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