Surf Forecasts:
Galheta surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 6AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period, SSE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 31 Aug, 9AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period, E swell with 363 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 6AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Galheta this week:
The surf forecast for Galheta over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Galheta in the next 16 days are 1.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 31) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 11s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Mon 31st Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galheta over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks at Galheta.
The good news is we’ve got a few windows of opportunity, but you’ve got to be patient. The immediate outlook is a bit of a write-off, with a few days of poor conditions to get through first. Then there’s a solid little run coming up at the end of August and into September, followed by a long quiet period before a late-flourish possibility in the second week.
We start with nothing worth paddling out for. Friday the 28th and Saturday the 29th are a bust. Wind is messy, swell is tiny or non-existent. The wait continues through Sunday the 30th. The morning is a no-go with a cross-onshore breeze and messy 4ft easterly swell at a short 8 seconds. The afternoon shows a slight improvement with glassy conditions and a similar 4ft easterly swell (194 combined energy), but it’s still very ordinary. It’s not until Monday the 31st that things start to look interesting.
Monday morning, August 31st, is the first real standout. A building 5ft easterly swell (416 combined energy) is met with glassy, light rain conditions. That’s clean, lined-up surf for the intermediate surfer. The afternoon gets even better as the wind swings offshore from the NNW, cleaning up a 5ft ENE swell (467 combined energy). This is the best on offer – a proper session with clean, offshore conditions and moderate wave energy. The swell direction from the ENE is a good match for what Galheta likes.
Tuesday, September 1st, is a write-off again as strong southerly winds make a mess of things. That pattern holds for the rest of the week. A small, clean window appears on Thursday the 3rd with a 2ft ENE swell and offshore NNW winds, but it’s really only for the longboard or a fun little foiler session. The following days through to the 7th are dominated by onshore winds and tiny swell.
The next real potential pops up on Thursday, September 10th. Thursday afternoon shows a 4ft ENE swell (226 combined energy) with light winds and a clean surface. The swell period is a moderate 9 seconds, so it won’t be a groundswell machine, but it’s the most promising day in the second week. The morning has a very long-period 1ft SSE swell (115 combined energy) – that long 13-second period would be beautiful at a point or reef, but here it’s likely to be too weak to do much. The afternoon is the call.
After that, things trail off again into the 12th with a strong onshore wind and a rising 5ft easterly swell but with a terrible 6-second period – that’s just a messy, choppy windswell. Not for surfing.
Overall, if you can wait, the best windows are Monday, August 31st, and Thursday afternoon, September 10th. The water temperature is about average for this time of year.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 365 | 158 | 81 | 45 | 25 | 0 | 206 | 161 | 185 | 260 | 363 | 318 | 121 | 166 | 193 | 173 | 137 | 9 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 1:43AM0.89m | 2:34PM0.87m | 2:12AM0.92m | 2:58PM0.85m | 2:44AM0.92m | 3:22PM0.81m | 3:19AM0.90m | 3:49PM0.75m | 3:58AM0.84m | 4:16PM0.68m | 4:43AM0.76m | 4:43PM0.60m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:30AM-0.04m | 8:45PM0.25m | 9:04AM-0.01m | 9:11PM0.25m | 9:38AM0.05m | 9:36PM0.26m | 10:15AM0.15m | 9:54PM0.27m | 10:59AM0.27m | 9:48PM0.29m | 12:22PM0.39m | 9:33PM0.30m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 8 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 320 | 378 | 81 | 322 | 412 | 361 | 206 | 161 | 185 | 260 | 363 | 318 | 121 | 166 | 193 | 173 | 1186 | 979 | 480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 5 | SSW 5 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 365 | 158 | 95 | 45 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 44 | 53 | 59 | 144 | 161 | 40 | 23 | 137 | 100 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | — | E 8 | E 8 | NNW 3 | — | — | SE 10 | ESE 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 18 | — | 90 | 69 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 9 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 8 | NW 4 | — | SSE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | S 4 | S 8 | S 12 | — | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 353 | 3 | — | 78 | 104 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 21 | 838 | 2507 | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 58 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
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