Ferrugem Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let's have a look at what Ferrugem's got cooking for us over the next couple of weeks.

We're kicking off this Monday afternoon with a bit of life in the water. The waves are around 4ft from the SE, and the wind is glassy from the SSE. The water is sitting at 60°, which is a whopping 6° colder than normal for this time of year – that's a serious chill, so don't you dare forget the thick rubber. The combined energy is moderate at 444. It’s a solid start for a session after work, with clean conditions.

Tuesday comes in with a pulse of S swell pushing close to 6ft, but the wind is a messy cross-onshore, so it's going to be lumpy and hard to enjoy. That one's best left alone. Wednesday morning sees the swell drop to 3ft, but we get that WNW offshore wind making things glassy again. It'll be clean and fun on the smaller waves, a great morning for a longboard. That window of clean conditions hangs on through Thursday morning with a light offshore as well, with knee-to-waist high swell from the ESE.

Friday is a write-off with tiny, weak waves and onshore wind. But hang tight.

Saturday the 11th is the first real standout. The swell comes up to a consistent 5ft from the ESE with a long 13-second period, packing a solid moderate energy of 742. The wind is clean from the north, making for some really nice, lined-up waves. Both morning and afternoon look excellent. This is the pick of the first week, hands down.

Sunday gets messy again, and Monday the 13th sees a big jump in size with an 8ft S swell and a massive jump in energy to 2077 – that is strong, powerful stuff. But the wind is howling cross-shore, making it a choppy mess. This is more of a kite-surfing setup than a clean paddle session.

The second week is a mixed bag. We get a clean morning on Tuesday the 14th with 5ft SSE swell, but the consistency fades. From Wednesday the 15th through to the weekend, it’s pretty weak and ordinary, with small windswell and clean but gutless conditions.

Now, looking way out to Monday the 20th, the models are hinting at something serious. A solid 10ft ESE groundswell shows up with very strong energy of 2404, but with 12 mph cross-offshore winds, it could be a beast for experts only. That's too big for anyone but the most experienced crew, and being so far out, take the forecast with a grain of salt. The wind looks a bit messy on Tuesday the 21st as well.

So, to wrap it up: get on it Monday afternoon for a glassy session, enjoy the clean windows Wednesday and Thursday mornings, and circle Saturday the 11th on your calendar. That’s your best shot at some proper fun waves in the next week.

Rusty.

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