Navegantes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for Navegantes over the next couple of weeks.

Alright, mate, the next 16 days have some windows, but you’ve gotta pick your moments. The best of the lot is shaping up for the morning of Wednesday the 15th – that’s the standout. We’ve got a solid 5ft of east swell rolling in with a decent 11-second period, and the energy is pumping at 564 (moderate wave energy). The kicker is the wind: WNW at 3 mph, glassy as a mirror. That’s going to be clean, lined-up waves. It’s a beach/jetty setup, so that long-period groundswell might make it a bit straight at times, but with conditions like that, it’ll be worth the paddle. The water is sitting at 63°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year – about 3° off, so it’s noticeable but not brutal.

The other real standout is the Saturday morning just gone, the 11th of July. Same deal: glassy conditions with a light N wind at 3 mph, and a nice 4ft ESE swell at 13 seconds. Energy was 449 (moderate). That would have been a beauty. If you missed it, keep your eyes on the Wednesday.

Now, let’s walk through it. After that Saturday morning, the afternoon drops to 3ft but stays glassy. Sunday the 12th is clean in the morning with a cross-offshore breeze and 3ft ESE swell at 12 seconds – decent, but not a standout. By Sunday afternoon, the wind swings onshore and it gets choppy. Monday the 13th morning is a solid 5ft from the SSE but only 8 seconds of period. That’s a short-period, wind-affected swell, and with 535 energy (moderate), it’s got push but it’ll be lumpy. After that, it’s a series of mixed conditions.

Tuesday the 14th morning is clean with cross-off wind and 4ft ESE swell at 10 seconds, but the afternoon goes questionable. Then Wednesday the 15th morning is the highlight. The rest of that week is a mix of clean mornings but smaller – Thursday the 16th morning has 4ft at 12 seconds with cross-off wind, Friday the 17th morning is clean but only 3ft. The mornings are your friend.

There’s a bit of a gap from around the 18th onwards. The swell drops off and gets weak. The 18th through the 22nd sees small east-northeast swell at only 8 seconds. The energy is low, down in the 100-200 range, and most afternoons are blown out. The morning of the 21st is glassy with only 4ft, but the period is short, so it’s ordinary. The 23rd and 24th are even smaller, with messy onshore winds on the 23rd. The 25th and 26th mornings look clean, but the swell is tiny – 3ft to 4ft, with 7-8 second periods. Energy is weak. It’s surfable, but not exciting.

Crowds at Navegantes can be a factor sometimes, so on those clean mornings, especially the Wednesday, expect a few locals out. This is a beach/jetty setup, so when the wind is offshore, it’s your spot. If it’s onshore and messy, frankly, it looks more like a kite day than a paddle day.

Rusty.

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