Navegantes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Grab your board, folks—Rusty here. Let's talk about what Navegantes is serving up over the next couple of weeks. We've got a stretch of mixed conditions, but there are a couple of windows where it’s going to be well worth the paddle out. It's not going to be a non-stop party, so you'll want to pick your moments.

The first half of this week is pretty average, but it starts to clean up as we get toward the back half. Wednesday morning kicks things off with small, weak surf—around 3.2ft from the east—and the energy is really low at 160. It's glassy though, so if you're desperate for a splash, you could grab a few crumbly ones. The afternoon bumps up slightly to a 3.2ft easterly swell with a touch more push (200 energy), and it stays glassy. Not setting the world on fire, but it's rideable.

Thursday and Friday stay on the smaller side, with waves around 3ft. Thursday morning is clean with a light cross-offshore wind, but the energy is weak (167). Friday morning is similar, but the afternoon turns a bit messy with a cross-onshore breeze and some chop rolling in. Not the best look.

The weekend is where things get a bit lumpy. Saturday sees the swell pick up to 3.6ft, then 4.9ft in the afternoon, with the energy jumping to 545. But it's all for nothing as the wind swings onshore and the conditions get choppy and poor. Sunday is much of the same—3.6ft to 4.3ft of cross-onshore mess. This is where I'd suggest finding something else to do. If this is your only option, it might be more interesting for the kite crew than for us paddle surfers.

Monday the 14th stays poor. We're looking at a direct onshore wind and waves around 4.3ft to 4.6ft, but the quality is just going to be junk. The energy is up a bit (460), but the wind will have it all over the place. Skip it.

Now, here's the first real highlight. Tuesday morning, the 15th. The wind swings offshore from the WSW, and we get a clean 3.2ft easterly swell with a period of 8 seconds. It's not huge, but the conditions are going to be clean and glassy. The energy is moderate at 238. This is going to be your best bet for a fun, user-friendly session before the wind switches onshore in the afternoon and muddies it up again.

The next standout is the morning of Thursday, the 17th. The wind goes totally calm and it's glassy with a 2.3ft southeasterly groundswell pushing in with a nice, long 14-second period. The energy is moderate (310). This will be clean and lined up, though the long period might make it a bit straight at the beach break, so watch for the better peaks. The morning of Saturday the 19th is also looking magic—dead calm, glassy, with a 3.9ft southeast swell and a 10-second period. The energy is solid at 368. That’s another session where you’ll be surfing without a ripple.

Looking further out, the Monday morning of the 21st is worth noting—glassy conditions and a 3.2ft easterly swell. But for my money, the best on offer in the whole window is the morning of Wednesday the 24th. It’s a full three weeks out, so treat it as promising but not a done deal, but a 4.9ft easterly swell with an 8-second period, combined with a calm, offshore wind and glassy conditions, has got me pretty stoked. That’s the one that’s going to have the most size and still be clean.

So, to sum it up: the middle of the week is flat-ish and mundane, the weekend is a write-off. Aim for Tuesday the 15th, Thursday the 17th, Saturday the 19th, and keep your fingers crossed for that Wednesday the 24th session.

Water temp is running about average for this time of year, so a fullsuit might be more comfortable.

Catch you in the water.

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