Navegantes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s cooking at Navegantes.

Right off the bat, we’ve got a little window of decent surf opening up on Friday morning, July 24th. The swell is coming in from the southeast at a tidy 4ft, with a period of 10 seconds, and the combined energy is a moderate 237. The real kicker here is the wind – it’s glassy, dead calm from the WSW, so the surface will be clean as a whistle. Water temp is sitting at 65°, which is pretty much spot on average for this time of year. This is the standout session of the whole run, no question. It’s a beach/jetty setup, so with that 10-second period, it should have a bit of push and shape, but it won’t be too heavy for the average intermediate.

From Friday afternoon onward, things take a dip. The swell drops to 3ft on Saturday morning, July 25th, with a cross-offshore wind from the WNW, keeping it somewhat clean, but the combined energy drops to 191 and the period shortens to 9 seconds. It’s surfable, but nothing to get excited about. Saturday afternoon gets a bit messy with a cross-onshore wind from the ENE, and the conditions turn marginal.

Sunday, July 26th, the swell drops further to 3ft and the period tightens up to 8 seconds, with only 160 energy. The morning is clean with a cross-off NW breeze, but it’s weak. Afternoon gets a light cross-shore wind and some rain, which is a write-off.

Then we hit a real dry spell. From Monday, July 27th, all the way through to the end of the first week of August, the swell is tiny – mostly 2ft to 3ft, with periods all over the place from 5 to 8 seconds, and energy rarely cracking 100. There are a few glassy moments here and there, like Tuesday morning July 28th and Friday afternoon July 31st, but the waves are just too small to bother with. It’s a long stretch of very ordinary, poor, or marginal conditions.

There is a faint glimmer around Monday, August 3rd, when the swell energy jumps back to 152 with a 3ft, 8-second swell from the ENE, and the wind is clean cross-offshore from the NNW. That’s a “surfable” call, but again, it’s small. The conditions are clean, but you’ll be scratching for a ride.

The best of the second week is likely Saturday morning, August 8th, with a 3ft, 7-second swell from the east, a clean cross-offshore NW wind, and 135 energy. It’s nothing special, but compared to the rest of the week, it’s the pick of a poor bunch. Keep in mind, this is a long-range call, so treat it as promising but not locked in.

Overall, this is a tough forecast for Navegantes. There’s one true standout on Friday morning, July 24th, and then a whole lot of flat or weak, messy conditions. If you’re desperate, the glassy, clean moments on the small days might give you a longboard session, but don’t expect much. For the experienced crew, the swell is never big enough to be a problem, but it’s also never big enough to get the heart rate up.

Rusty, signing off.

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