Surf Forecasts:
Estaleiro Reef surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 26 Aug, 6AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 26 Aug, 12PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period, SE swell with 695 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 25 Aug, 3AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SE 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 (Aug 25) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 7s. 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 1.3m 15s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Monday (Aug 31) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Tue 25th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Wed 26th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Wed 26th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Estaleiro Reef over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m looking at the outlook for Estaleiro Reef. This is a reef break that needs the right direction and is pretty inconsistent, so we have to pick our moments.
The coming days are a mixed bag. We’ve got some solid groundswell energy building mid-week, with the combined swell energy hitting 529 on Monday the 24th, which is a moderate pulse. Tuesday the 25th is a bit of a write-off with only small 3ft surf and cross-off winds making it ordinary. The real action kicks off on Wednesday the 26th. The morning shows a clean 4ft swell from the SSE with a long 15-second period and a glassy offshore wind out of the WNW. The energy jumps to 578, and conditions are looking very good. This is your standout session. The afternoon holds similar quality with a slightly bigger 4ft wave and energy of 691. This is the best on offer in the near term.
Thursday the 27th stays clean in the morning with 3ft surf, but the wind shifts in the afternoon, turning cross-shore and messy. Friday the 28th brings a shift in swell direction to ENE with a short 8-second period. The morning has 4ft waves and clean cross-off winds, but it's not a classic groundswell. By the afternoon it gets poor with the same short-period swell and cross winds. Saturday and Sunday look mostly marginal or poor, with onshore winds and messy conditions.
Looking ahead to the following week, there’s a promising window on Monday the 31st of August. The morning is glassy – absolutely dead calm – with a 4ft ENE swell (9-second period) and energy of 300. That’s a rare, clean session for this break. But by the afternoon, a fresh offshore wind of 19 mph from the WNW makes it too windy. Then Tuesday the 1st of September brings a big jump in energy to 1252 with a 7ft groundswell from the SSE, but it comes with onshore winds from the SE. That’s a powerful, challenging swell for experts only, but the wind is ugly. After that, the surf drops away into small, clean but weak 1ft to 2ft waves through the start of September, with only a small 3ft bump on Saturday the 5th showing signs of life with clean glassy conditions in the morning.
Overall, Wednesday the 26th of August is the true standout – clean, long-period groundswell, light offshore wind, and solid energy. The water temp is around 67°, which is about average for this time of year – no big anomaly to report. Given it’s a reef and inconsistent, when it lines up like that, it’s worth the wait.
This is Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||
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 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 528 | 308 | 205 | 193 | 175 | 574 | 685 | 640 | 390 | 208 | 126 | 202 | 273 | 300 | 307 | 318 | 289 | 248 | 194 | 203 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:30AM0.83m | 1:23PM0.99m | 1:01AM0.92m | 1:50PM1.03m | 1:31AM1.00m | 2:17PM1.05m | 2:01AM1.06m | 2:44PM1.05m | 2:33AM1.09m | 3:12PM1.02m | 3:07AM1.09m | 3:42PM0.97m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16PM0.36m | 7:02AM0.08m | 7:36PM0.32m | 7:32AM0.02m | 7:57PM0.29m | 8:01AM-0.02m | 8:18PM0.27m | 8:29AM-0.03m | 8:37PM0.26m | 8:55AM-0.00m | 8:54PM0.25m | 9:20AM0.06m | 9:10PM0.25m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 528 | 308 | 205 | 193 | 118 | 574 | 685 | 640 | 390 | 55 | 93 | 202 | 273 | 300 | 307 | 318 | 289 | 248 | 194 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 16 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 175 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 53 | 208 | 126 | 50 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | — | ENE 8 | — | S 2 | SSE 4 | SSW 3 | — | S 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 78 | — | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 406 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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