Galheta Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. We’ve got a long look ahead at Galheta, and to be honest, it’s a bit of a mixed bag. The first week is mostly a write-off, but there’s a glimmer of something decent if you’re patient.

The water is sitting at 66°F right now, which is bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The next few days are pretty grim. Wednesday the 2nd is a dud with a messy cross-onshore wind and a lumpy 7ft SSE swell. The energy is moderate at best (960), but the wind is just ruining it. Thursday the 3rd morning is worth a mention: a clean 5ft SE groundswell (11-second period) is wrapping in with a proper offshore wind from the NNW. The combined energy is still decent (642), and it’ll be the cleanest look of the first week. But it’s not a standout, just a brief window before the wind shifts.

From Thursday afternoon right through to Tuesday the 8th, it’s basically a write-off. Onshore winds, small weak swells, and a lot of chop. The energy drops right off into the low hundreds and even lower. Sunday the 6th sees a short-period 5ft S swell, but it’s blown out and messy. A real frustrating stretch.

We start to see a pulse of energy around Wednesday the 9th, with a 7ft ENE swell rolling in. The wind is cross-off and clean, but the wave quality is still marginal, and the energy is moderate (489-531). It’s not the day to call in sick for.

Now, the real window of opportunity arrives on Saturday the 12th. The morning kicks off with a clean 4ft ENE swell, light offshore wind from the north, and a 9-second period. The energy is moderate (308), and it’s glassy. The afternoon is even better with the wind dropping to a near-calm cross-off. This is the best of the whole forecast. The swell direction is right in the sweet spot for Galheta, and the conditions will be clean. It’s a fairly consistent break, so you’ll get waves. Just keep in mind, crowds are possible.

After that, the wind swings back onshore on Sunday the 13th, and we’re back to lumpy, choppy conditions through the middle of the next week. The swell gets a bit bigger on the 14th and 15th, with a 7ft E swell, but it’s onshore and too big for the setup, turning into a messy closeout. By Thursday the 17th, the wind goes light offshore again, and we get a clean 4ft ESE groundswell with a 10-second period. The energy is solid (360), and it’ll be another clean session to end the outlook. It’s a promising look, but it’s a long way out, so keep your fingers crossed.

So, to sum it up: the standout is Saturday the 12th. Get in the water then. The rest is a waiting game.

Rusty

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