Fonte da Telha Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, grab ya board, let's have a look at what's on offer around Fonte da Telha. The water's sitting at 69°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so that's a nice little bonus.

The pattern across the whole outlook is one of mostly small, weak surf and challenging conditions. There's a long dry spell of days where there's nothing worth paddling out for, stretching right through the first week and into the second. It’s not until the morning of Friday the 18th of July that we finally see a bit of potential.

The one true standout window is the morning of that Friday, the 18th. Friday morning we get clean, glassy conditions with a calm wind. The swell is coming from the WNW at about 4 ft with a short period of 8 seconds. The wave energy is moderate at 187, so there's a bit of push, but the short period means the waves might be a little weak and close out on the sandbanks. The wind is offshore, and glassy on top, so the surface will be clean. But the swell direction from the WNW is a fair match for the spot's preferred WSW. The other bright spot is the morning of Friday the 17th of July. The swell there jumps to 4 ft with a combined energy of 336, which is strong. But it's a cross-on wind from the WNW and the period is only 8 seconds, so the quality will be messy. The surfable energy is there, but the conditions won't do it justice.

For the rest of the period, the surf is consistently terrible or tiny. Mornings will sometimes offer a glassy surface, but the swell is too small to ride. Afternoons are consistently chopped up by onshore breeze.

So, the pick of it is the morning of Friday the 18th of July at Fonte da Telha. It's not a classic, but it's the only time the wind will let up and the swell is big enough to ride on a longboard.

Rusty.

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