Guibia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking.

Honestly, it’s a pretty grim outlook for the next couple of weeks. The only spot turning up any kind of surf is Guibia, but it’s a real struggle. The water temp is nothing unusual for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The whole 16-day window is one long, frustrating gap. There’s nothing that qualifies as a proper standout. The swell is almost always from the southeast, hitting Guibia (a reef break) exposed to that direction, which is fine in theory, but the wind is a constant problem. It’s nearly always onshore or cross-onshore, which keeps the surface messy and choppy. The swell energy is weak for most of the run, with values like 65 (weak energy), just a few days bumping up to moderate energy like 305 (289) or 334 (334) around the 30th of July and 4th of August, but those are still “poor surf conditions.” The swell period is short, mostly 6 to 8 seconds, meaning weak, crumbly waves with no real push.

For a beginner, the sizes are mostly under 5 ft, so that’s fine, but the quality is so bad it’s not worth paddling out. For an expert, there’s nothing here that’s remotely interesting. The best of a bad bunch might be the morning of the 31st of July, where the wind is light and cross-shore, with a 5 ft southeast swell (8-second period, with moderate energy of 242 (242)). Still, it’s only a marginal shout. Even then, the crowds are noted as “often,” so you’ll be sharing that average water with a bunch of other hopefuls.

The combination of persistent onshore wind, short period, and mostly cross-onshore wind makes this look more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, to be honest.

There’s no second week to speak of. It’s the same story right through to the 9th of August.

Rusty.

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