Guarda do Embau Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, looking at the upcoming swell window for Guarda do Embau.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: the first week and a half is a bit of a write-off. We've got a lot of small, weak swell and messy winds, so you're looking at a long stretch of nothing special. The real action, and I mean the *real* action, doesn't fire up until the very end of the month.

The water is currently a brutal 60°F – that's 6°F colder than normal for this time of year. Way, way below average, so you're gonna need a thick suit.

The only true standout in this whole 16-day period is the 27th of July (Monday morning and afternoon) at Guarda do Embau (river) . Monday morning sees a building 5ft SSE groundswell (11 seconds period) with clean conditions and a light offshore breeze. The combined energy hits 947 (moderate energy). It gets interesting. But Monday afternoon is where it goes off: the swell jumps to 8ft from the SSE with a very long 15-second period. The energy is through the roof at 2991 (very strong energy). Winds are a clean cross-offshore. Look, this is big. Over 8ft with that period will be pushing into expert-only territory at a river mouth, and the long period might make it break a bit straight in the channel, but for the crew who know the lineup, it's going to be pumping.

Before that, the only other window worth paddling out for is Saturday the 25th of July. You've got moderate rain, but a solid 6ft S swell (9 seconds) with onshore wind. Combined energy around 963 (moderate to strong). It's not going to be perfect, but it'll be the best of a poor run. Not a standout, just something to wet the whistle.

Tuesday the 28th of July (morning) is another good call. Clean 6ft SSE swell, 13-second period (groundswell), light offshore breeze, and energy at 979 (moderate to strong). It's a good follow-up to Monday's swell.

Wednesday the 29th of July is the cherry on top. The morning has a clean 5ft SSE groundswell and glassy conditions by the afternoon. Both windows rate well, and the afternoon is dead calm with a perfect glassy surface on a solid 5ft swell. That is a session to get excited about.

So, if you can wait, get on it for the 27th through the 29th of July. Everything before that is a hard pass unless you're desperate for a paddle. Don't bother looking at the week leading up to that – it's mostly junky windswell and cross-chop. For the first ten days, the setup is more interesting for a kite surfer than a surfer.

Stay patient.
Rusty.

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