Guibia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s look at the outlook for Guibia. Honestly, this stretch ahead looks pretty flat and washed out. The first few days are a tough beat with hardly any energy and messy winds. Patience is the name of the game here. The water temp is sitting at 85°, a solid 2° above the norm, so it’s slightly warmer than average, nothing too wild but you’ll feel that tropical bath.

We start today, Sunday the 13th of September. Morning has a clean look with some clouds and a light cross-off breeze from the NE at 9 mph, but the swell is small, only 3 ft from the SE, and period is short at 7 seconds. Combined energy is weak at 77. It’s clean but there’s barely a bump. By afternoon, the risk of thunderstorms rolls in and the wind swings onshore from the SE at 12 mph, turning it choppy. Not worth paddling out for.

Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th are similar. Mornings see a light cross breeze from the ENE at 6 mph and the same 3 ft SE swell, period still 7 seconds, energy around 81. Clean on the surface but gutless. Afternoons get cross-onshore and choppy again with stronger SE winds. Nothing to get excited about.

Wednesday the 16th through Friday the 18th: consistent small stuff. Mornings stay around 3 ft, cross breezes, energy dropping. The 18th Friday morning is clear but only 3 ft at 7 seconds and cross-onshore from the ESE. Afternoons are a mess with onshore wind. Combined energy dips into the 50s-60s range.

Saturday the 19th keeps the 3 ft SE swell, but the morning has a light cross-onshore from the ESE at 6 mph, making for small wind ripples. Afternoon goes onshore again. Still poor.

Sunday the 20th onward through the week gets smaller. Swell drops to 3 ft and then down to 2 ft and 1 ft by Friday the 25th and Saturday the 26th. Periods drop to 5-6 seconds, combined energy falls into the teens and 30s. No push at all.

Now, here’s a tiny glimmer: Wednesday the 23rd morning shows a 3 ft SE swell, but the wind comes from the NE at 6 mph, giving a cross-off breeze. It’s clean and the energy is a bit higher, 73. That’s the only morning in this whole stretch that looks glassy.

Similarly, Sunday the 27th morning again has a cross-off from the NE at 6 mph, with 3 ft SE swell, energy at 64. Clean again, but still very small.

By Monday the 28th, the swell bumps up a touch to 4 ft from the SE, period 7 seconds, and combined energy reaches 113 – moderate energy for the first time. But the wind is onshore from the SE at 6 mph, so it’s lumpy. The afternoon stays onshore.

Overall, the whole 16-day forecast is a long, flat run with persistent poor conditions. There’s no standout session in here. If you’re desperate, the cleanest windows are the mornings of the 13th, 23rd, and 27th, but you’ll be on tiny, weak waves. For most of this, the setup looks more promising for kite surfing than paddle surfing. Keep an eye on the longer range, the sea might wake up after this.

Rusty.

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