Malhão Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty. Let’s have a look at what we’ve got on the horizon for Malhão over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you, the outlook is pretty grim. There’s a long stretch of nothing worth paddling out for, and when the swell does try to show, the winds and conditions just aren’t playing ball. This is one of those runs where the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing for most of it, especially with the consistent cross and cross-onshore winds.

We start off on Wednesday 8 July with tiny, short-period NW swell around 3ft, but it’s a cross-off wind early on at 6 mph, so the morning is at least clean. The energy is weak (58), and the waves are straight-up poor. That theme carries through Wednesday afternoon and all of Thursday 9 July, Friday 10 July, and Saturday 11 July—swell barely ticks over 1ft to 2ft, winds are mostly cross or cross-on, and the combined energy never cracks three digits. It’s flat and forgettable.

Sunday 12 July morning is the first time we see a flicker of hope. The morning has a clean 3ft NW groundswell (9-second period) with light cross-off winds from the NNW at 6 mph. The combined energy bumps up to 159 (moderate). It’s surfable but very ordinary—nothing to get excited about, but if you’re desperate, you could get a few grovelly ones. The afternoon goes back to poor.

Monday 13 July and Tuesday 14 July drop right off again—tiny swell, weak energy, poor conditions. Wednesday 15 July is more of the same. Thursday 16 July morning shows another clean window with a 3ft W swell, light NNW cross-off at 9 mph, and combined energy of 113 (moderate). The waves are still labelled poor, so don’t expect much.

Friday 17 July morning is clean again with 3ft WNW swell, but the energy is weak (56). That’s the theme for most of the second week—Saturday 18 July has a 1ft NW groundswell with a period of 11 seconds, but near-zero energy (47). Sunday 19 July morning sees the swell push up to 3ft NW, but the period drops to 6 seconds—short-period slop. The combined energy hits 125 (moderate), but the wind is cross-shore and the waves are poor. Sunday afternoon sees the biggest swell of the whole outlook at 5ft NW, with energy jumping to 203 (strong), but the wind is a moderate cross-shore at 16 mph, making it a lumpy, unappealing mess. That size is getting into the too-big-for-beginners range, but the quality is so poor it’s really only of interest to someone with a kite.

Monday 20 July through to Wednesday 22 July sees a bit more size—4ft to 6ft NW—but with moderate to fresh cross-shore winds, lots of chop, and poor surf conditions every session. The 6ft on Wednesday 22 July afternoon hits energy of 245 (strong), but with a short 6-second period and messy cross-shore wind, it’s a choppy, blown-out zone. The morning of Wednesday 22 July is clean with a tiny 0.3ft NW groundswell (12-second period) – effectively flat.

Thursday 23 July morning offers a clean, tiny 0.7ft WNW groundswell (10-second period) with light cross-off winds – again, basically flat.

As for the water, it’s about average for this time of year here at Malhão. No standout sessions, no real recommendations—just a long, frustrating stretch of poor surf. Keep an eye on the charts, but for now, I’d leave the board at home.

Rusty.

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