Guarda do Embau Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get down to it. Guarda do Embau has a bit of a slow start for the next week or so, but there are a couple of proper windows hiding in there.

The first couple of days are pretty poor – small, choppy, and crossed up. You’ll be scratching for anything. But come Saturday the 8th, the wind turns offshore and the SSE groundswell, 6ft at 14 seconds, cleans right up. That afternoon is your first good look. The water temp is about normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Sunday the 9th is a backward step, wind goes cross and it gets messy. Monday the 10th brings a bigger pulse of S swell, 8ft to 8ft, but it’s still crossed up. There’s plenty of energy in the water, but it’s not clean. The middle of the week, from the 11th to the 13th, eases off with cleaner conditions and the swell holding around 5ft to 6ft. The real gem in this stretch is Thursday morning, the 14th. Glassy, light winds, and a clean 5ft of SSE groundswell. That’s a perfect little window for the river mouth, and it’s the best quality surf on offer.

The weekend of the 15th and 16th goes flat and onshore, so don’t get your hopes up. The following week, the 17th and 18th, brings a new E swell. The morning of the 18th looks good – glassy with 7ft of ENE swell. That’s a bigger, more powerful wave, and the clean conditions will make it a lot of fun. But the wind switches onshore in the afternoon, so you’ll want to be out early.

Now, the big one. The 20th of August. That Thursday is massive. The forecast is calling for a solid 13ft of S swell, with the energy readings going absolutely ballistic. That is a huge amount of water moving. But, and this is critical, that is way too big for this break. It’s going to be a full-on washing machine, and with the wind cross-onshore in the afternoon, it’s going to be a complete mess. For almost everyone, this is a day to watch from the beach. It’s only for the most extreme experts, and honestly, it looks more like a kite-surfing day than a paddle-surfing day. After that, it backs off quickly, and the last few days are back to small, less interesting surf.

So, the standout for me is that Thursday morning on the 14th. Clean, glassy, chest-to-head-high plus, and perfect conditions. That’s the one to make the most of. The bigger swell on the 18th is a solid second, but the 14th is the pick for a quality, clean session. The 20th is for the crazies, and even then, it’s probably not going to be much fun.

Rusty.

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