Guarda do Embau Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a good look at the upcoming swell window for our stretch of coast. It’s a bit of a slow burner to start, but there’s a couple of proper moments hiding in there if you’re patient.

The first few days are pretty ordinary. We're looking at small, short-period leftovers on Wednesday the 5th, around `3ft` from the SSE with a weak energy reading (`162`). The water’s sitting at `67°`, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year. Thursday and Friday are nothing to write home about either, with confused winds and small, weak surf. The energy stays low, in the low hundreds, and it’s just a lot of paddling for not much reward.

Then things start to get interesting. From Saturday the 8th, that energy jumps way up. We see readings like `1885` and `1225` with the swell jumping to `7ft` and `6ft` from the SSE, and the period stretching way out to 14 seconds. This is real groundswell. The wind is cross-offshore, which is good, but the size and power might make it a bit much for the beginners. It’s going to be a proper handful out there. This bigger, longer-period swell sticks around through the middle of the week, with Sunday the 9th through Tuesday the 11th seeing consistent `6ft` to `7ft` of SSE swell, mostly with clean conditions on the mornings.

The standout of this whole stretch looks like Wednesday the 12th. Morning session has a solid `7ft` of SSE swell with a 12-second period and barely any wind, just a slight air. It’s clean and powerful. The afternoon stays good too, even with a touch of east in the wind. This is the one to circle.

After that, it backs down a bit for Thursday and Friday, but it’s still rideable. The real wildcard is the following week. By Saturday the 15th, we’re looking at a big push of energy again, with readings over `2300` and swell over `8ft`. That’s strong to very strong wave energy. However, the wind is onshore or cross-onshore, which will chop it up. And by Monday the 17th, it’s predicted to be `10ft` from the ENE. That’s too big for this spot and only for the most experienced. It’s promising but a long way out, so don’t book your flights just yet.

The real gem for the second week is Tuesday the 18th afternoon. The swell drops slightly to `6ft` from the E, but the wind goes completely glassy. Total glass. That’s going to be as clean as you’ll see it, with a moderate energy (`774`) making it powerful but not out of control. That’s a magic window. Wednesday morning the 19th still looks clean with `5ft` of E swell, but the wind picks up and messes things up by the afternoon.

So, bottom line: the best bets are the morning of Wednesday the 12th for that solid, clean groundswell, and the glassy afternoon of Tuesday the 18th for a truly special session. Everything else is average or a battlefield. This is Rusty, signing off.

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