Galheta Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let's get into it.

The next sixteen days are a mixed bag for Galheta. We've got a couple of windows with clean conditions and decent energy, but there are also some flat, blown-out stretches you'll want to skip. The overall pattern is one of short pulses of swell, nothing huge, but with some clean winds to make the most of them.

The first real chance to get wet looks like Saturday the 15th. Friday is a complete write-off with a weak, short-period swell and cross-onshore winds making a mess of things. The combined energy is weak at 163-198.

Saturday morning the swell jumps a bit to 6.6ft from the E with a period of 8 seconds and energy of 436. It's still a bit cross, so surf is going to be a little lumpy. But by the afternoon, the wind swings to a cross-offshore and the surf cleans right up to look pretty good. That easterly swell direction is not quite the ideal SSE for Galheta, but it’s workable.

Sunday the 16th is where it starts to get proper. Morning has an offshore wind and clean conditions with 5.9ft from the ENE. The period stays at a short 8 seconds, which is okay for the beach break, but more consistent than Saturday. This is a good chance.

Monday the 17th holds that energy, with the strongest combined energy of the first week at 516 in the morning. We're looking at 6.2ft from the ENE. The wind is cross-offshore, keeping things clean. This is a standout for sure. The surf will be a little too much for beginners at just over 6ft, but for the intermediates and up, it's a go.

After Monday, things just shut down. The swell disappears Tuesday and Wednesday, dropping to almost nothing. I'm talking 0.3-0.7ft. A total flat spell for the middle of the week.

Then we get a bit of a pulse again on Thursday the 20th, but it's sloppy with a cross-onshore wind and not much shape. The energy is moderate at 279, but the quality is poor. This trend of onshore southerly winds and average surf continues for almost a week, through to the 24th. There are some small waves in the 3-4ft range, but it's mostly junky. If you're a kiter, this might be your moment, because for a surfer, it's not looking fun. The water temperature is fairly average for the time of year, around 65.3°F, so nothing crazy there.

We get a few small, glassy windows on Tuesday the 25th. There's very little swell, 3-4ft from the ESE, but with glassy conditions in the morning and afternoon, it might be just about surfable for a longboard. Nothing to get too excited about, but you might get a few if you're desperate.

The window that looks the most promising in the longer range is the morning of Thursday the 27th. The energy jumps to 312 with a 3.9ft E swell and a glassy offshore wind. That could be clean. Then Friday the 28th morning looks like it could be a sneaky good one. The energy is even higher at 321, with a 3ft ENE swell and offshore winds. It might be a bit weaker than the Thursday, but it could be a good, clean, user-friendly wave. These are promising but, being over a week out, you should keep an eye on the charts as they can change.

The final days of the 29th see the southerly winds return, making things messy again and dropping the surf quality.

So, to sum it up: the standout is the Sunday 16th through Monday 17th window. Make the most of it. The long-range call for Thursday 27th looks promising. It's not a perfect forecast, but there are waves to be had.

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