Fonte da Telha Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s break down what Fonte da Telha has in store for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I’ve got to be straight with you – this is a lean stretch. The first few days are pretty grim. Friday afternoon the 4th is glassy with a tiny 2ft swell from the WNW, but it’s weak, with only 62 units of energy. Surfable, but just barely. Don’t get your hopes up.

Saturday the 5th is a write-off – cross and cross-on winds messing up the 2ft NW swell. Sunday the 6th morning has a bit more size at 3ft and a nice long 12-second period from the NW, giving it 237 units of energy, but the cross-shore wind chops it up. By Sunday afternoon, the wind is howling from the NW at 15 mph, so forget it.

Now, Monday the 7th morning is the little window we’ve been waiting for. The swell bumps up to 4ft from the WNW with a 12-second period, and the energy jumps to 511 units – that’s moderate but pushing strong. The wind is from the N at 9 mph, clean and cross-offshore. This is the best call in the whole forecast. The waves won’t be huge, but they’ll have some push and the conditions will be clean. It’s a beginner-friendly spot, but 4ft is fine for a learner. Just keep in mind, the ENE offshore wind direction here is good, and the swell is coming from the WSW direction that this break likes.

After that morning, it’s a long, sad stretch. Monday afternoon and all of Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday are blown out with strong cross-shore winds. The swell tries to hang around 3ft to 4ft, but the wind just ruins it. Then we hit a flat spell from the 12th to the 14th – tiny 1ft to 2ft waves with poor conditions. Not worth paddling out.

There’s a glimmer on the 15th of September, a Tuesday morning. The swell is only 2ft, but check this out – a 16-second period from the WNW, giving it 277 units of energy. The wind is light offshore from the N at 9 mph, so it’s clean. That’s a long-period groundswell, which will wrap in nicely at this exposed beach, but at 2ft it’s going to be small and the sets will be few and far between. It’s a tease.

The real standout in the second week is Wednesday the 16th of September morning. The swell is 3ft from the NW, with a 13-second period and 307 units of energy. The wind is offshore from the NNE at 9 mph, making for clean conditions. The forecast says “expect good surf conditions,” and that’s the only time it says that in the whole 16 days. It’s still small, but it’ll be the cleanest, most rideable wave of the late period.

The rest of the second week fades back into tiny, weak, or windy junk. The 18th and 19th have 1ft waves with glassy conditions in the mornings, but there’s no energy – only 39 to 43 units. You’ll be floating around waiting for a ripple.

The water temperature is 69°F, which is about average for this time of year, so no need to dig out the thick wetsuit just yet.

Overall, the one true standout is Monday the 7th morning. If you can get out there, that’s your best shot. The 16th morning is a distant second, but it’s promising. The rest of the 16 days is mostly a gap of poor conditions. Hang in there, because forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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