Estaleiro Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, lookin’ at the next couple weeks for Estaleiro Reef. It’s a reef break, intermediate level, and it’s inconsistent, so it takes a bit of patience. The water temp is sittin’ around 68°, which is about 2° warmer than usual for this time of year – a bit of a treat, keeps the rubber thin.

We’ve got a bit of a slow start. Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th are pretty much a write-off – small swell, poor conditions, nothin’ worth paddlin’ out for.

Wednesday the 9th morning is where it starts to get interestin’. We’ve got a clean 4ft swell from the east, period around 8 seconds, and the wind is offshore from the WNW at just 3 mph. It’s gonna be glassy, clean, and the reef will be workin’. The combined energy’s moderate at 224. This is a solid window for a session.

Thursday the 10th afternoon is another little gem. The swell drops to 2ft, but it’s a long-period 15-second groundswell out of the SE, and the wind goes glassy – flat calm, dead still. That’s a rare treat, and the energy is still moderate at 286. The reef should handle that long period nicely, shapin’ up some clean little runners.

Now, we hit a rough patch. From Friday the 11th through to Sunday the 20th, it’s mostly onshore winds, lumpy, choppy, and often cross-on. The swell gets big on Sunday the 13th – 10ft – but with 18 mph cross-onshore wind, it’s a washing machine. That’s for experts only, and honestly, it looks more like a kite-surfing day than a paddle session. The energy is strong at 3503, but the quality is poor.

The real standout comes on Tuesday the 15th morning. The swell is 8ft from the east, period 8 seconds, and the wind is offshore from the west at 9 mph. The combined energy is strong at 1686. The file says it might be a bit too big for this break, but if you’re an experienced surfer on a reef, this is the best on offer. The afternoon of the 15th drops to 6ft with cross-off wind, still very good, but the morning is the one to aim for.

Wednesday the 16th morning is also clean – 4ft, offshore WNW wind, nice and clean. Good backup.

We get another nice run on Sunday the 20th afternoon and Monday the 21st. Sunday the 20th afternoon has a 6ft swell from the east, 10-second period, and cross-off wind from the WSW at 6 mph. The energy is moderate at 659, and conditions look very good. Monday the 21st has clean offshore wind all day, with 5ft in the morning and 4ft in the afternoon, both from the east, period 9 seconds. Good, clean surf, moderate energy.

After that, Tuesday the 22nd turns ugly again with cross-onshore wind and small, choppy waves.

So, the best of the best: Tuesday the 15th morning for the big, clean, offshore swell if you’re an expert, and Wednesday the 9th morning for a solid, clean session with moderate swell. The Sunday the 20th afternoon is also a beauty.

Stay salty,
Rusty

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