Galheta Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s coming up for Galheta.

The next few days are pretty quiet, but there is a window of reasonable surf on the cards. The water temp is sitting at about 67°, which feels pretty normal for this time of year – nothing out of the ordinary there.

We don’t have much to get excited about until Tuesday the 8th of September. Monday the 7th is flat and no good at all, with light cross-onshore winds messing up tiny 0.7ft to 1.0ft dribble. So we’re looking at a solid gap of a couple of days with nothing.

Tuesday morning the 8th kicks things off with a clean 5ft swell from the SSE, a 10-second period, and a light offshore from the NW. The energy is moderate (404) – it’s surfable, and the wind will make it tidy. Tuesday afternoon drops off, so aim for the morning.

Wednesday the 9th is your best bet early on. Clean 5ft ENE swell, period of 8 seconds, light offshore from the NNW, and moderate wave energy (398). It’s not huge, but it’s well-angled for Galheta and the conditions will be clean. Later in the day stays clean with a cross-offshore wind, still around 5ft. This is the standout in the first week – a solid, fun-sized wave for intermediates.

Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th bring glassy mornings with smaller 3ft to 4ft ENE swell, period at 8 seconds, and weak energy (around 100-147). It’s ordinary but ridable on a log or a fish, especially in that flat calm early light.

Saturday the 12th turns messy – raw onshore winds and a building 5ft SSE swell (444 energy) in the afternoon. Sunday the 13th sees the swell jump to a serious 8ft to 12ft from the SE, pushing energy up over 1200 and even 2369 on Sunday afternoon. That’s heavy, powerful swell, but the wind is cross-onshore and choppy – it’s too big for this break, really. Definitely only for experts, and even then, those conditions won’t be pretty.

Monday the 14th still has a big 7ft to 8ft ESE swell, clean cross-offshore winds, but again, it’s oversize for Galheta. Keep that one for another spot.

Tuesday the 15th is a nice reset – glassy morning, 5ft from the ESE, period 9 seconds, moderate energy (360). That’s clean and fun, but it gets a little cross-chopped in the afternoon.

The rest of the second week from Wednesday the 16th onward drops off significantly – smaller swell, onshore wind, and poor conditions, until Saturday the 19th. That Saturday morning shapes up promisingly: 6ft ENE swell, 8-second period, clean with a light cross-offshore from the north, strong energy (662). That’s a decent, solid wave held up by wind that favours the break. It’s a potential standout for the second week, but it’s far out and a bit less certain – keep an eye on it.

Sunday the 20th through Monday the 21st fades into smaller, messier surf again. All up, if you’re paddling out, make the most of Wednesday the 9th and Saturday the 19th.

Rusty.

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