Estaleiro Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on offer around Estaleiro Reef. This reef break is usually an intermediate’s wave and it’s inconsistent, so when it does fire, you’ve gotta be on it. The water temp is about average for the time of year.

The first real chance to get wet is Saturday morning, August 22nd. It’s glassy calm with 3 ft of SE swell rolling in at 11 seconds, and combined energy is sitting at 216 – that’s moderate. The light wind will have the surface like a mirror. It’s not huge, but good conditions. That session could be a nice little warm-up.

The real standout, the one I’m genuinely excited about, is Wednesday, August 26th. Starts with a clean morning, 4 ft of SE swell, combined energy jumping right up to 721. That is proper moderate-to-strong. And it’s a groundswell too, pushing 16 seconds – that’s long-period, meaning proper energy and shape coming through the reef. By the afternoon, it goes glassy and the swell ticks up to 4 ft with combined energy at 741, about as good as it gets. Offshore and glassy, well overhead on the sets, and that long period should wrap in beautifully here. This is the session to point the car at.

There’s another one to keep a sharp eye on. Thursday, August 27th morning still has clean, cross-off wind with 3 ft of SE swell, long period again at 14 seconds and combined energy still well into the 400s. A good follow-up if you can’t get out Wednesday.

Further out, on Friday, August 28th morning, we get a switch in swell direction to 4 ft from the ENE, but the period drops right back to a weak 8 seconds. There’s offshore wind which cleans it up, but that short period windswell won’t have the same push. It’ll be a bit walled up. Combined energy is 278. A possible early session, but not the quality of that Wednesday.

The next proper highlight comes on September 3rd, Thursday morning. The swell swings back to the SE at 3 ft, period jumps to a solid 13 seconds, and combined energy hits 325. Winds are offshore. The surf is smaller again but it should be clean and lined up. Worth a look.

Anything after that into early September drops off into small stuff, under 3 ft, mostly weak period and ordinary shape. The last day on the cards, September 6th Sunday morning, is glassy with a tiny 3 ft of windswell and only 110 combined energy – more of a paddle and a splash than a proper surf.

So, overall: August 26th is the clear winner. Big, long-period groundswell, glassy conditions, and pumping energy. That’s your session. The 27th and September 3rd are decent follow-ups. The rest is just filling in the time.

Rusty.

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