Guibia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m looking at the surf outlook for Guibia.

First off, I gotta be straight with you – for the next week and a half, it’s pretty grim. The swell is small and weak, mostly coming from the SE with a short period around 6-7 seconds, and the wind is almost always cross-on or onshore. That’s the recipe for chopped-up, bumpy waves. The combined energy barely cracks three digits some days, and even then it’s only in the 80-170 range – weak stuff. The water temp is sitting at 85°F, which is pretty normal for this time of year, so at least you won’t need a wetsuit.

Sunday the 2nd through to the 9th of August? Honestly, don’t bother. The waves are small, the wind is junk, and the models are calling it “poor surf conditions” every single day. There’s a stretch of almost two full weeks of nothing really worth paddling out for.

Now, things start to look a little more interesting around Monday the 10th of August. We’ve got a bit more energy coming through – 5ft from the SE, period bumping up to 8 seconds. The combined energy hits 215-236, which is still moderate but way better than what we’ve seen. The real standout? Monday afternoon. The wind goes glassy – that’s right, glassy – with a light ENE breeze at 3 mph. That’s a rare treat. The waves are still small, but clean. That’s your best bet in the whole 16-day window.

Tuesday the 11th offers a bit more: a light cross-offshore wind from the NE, and the swell hangs around 4-5ft from the ESE. It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about.

Then we get to Friday the 14th of August. The swell picks up to 6ft from the ESE, period still 8 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 798 – that’s moderate-strong energy. But the wind is cross-on from the E at 9 mph, which will mess it up. It’s marginal, maybe for the more determined surfer, but the quality isn’t there.

Saturday the 15th of August morning is another bright spot. The swell is 5ft from the SE, and the wind is cross-off from the NE at 9 mph. That’s clean, and the energy is 268. It’s not big, but it’ll be rideable and tidy.

After that, the last few days of the forecast – 16th and 17th of August – the swell stays around 5-5ft from the ESE, but the wind flips back to cross or cross-on, and the conditions are marginal at best.

So, the pick of the whole run? Without a doubt, Monday afternoon the 10th of August. That glassy wind is gold. And Saturday morning the 15th of August is a solid second option. Everything else is a write-off unless you’re desperate for a splash.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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