Navegantes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty, and I’ve been watching the forecast for Navegantes. It’s a beach and jetty setup, intermediate level, and we’ve got a bit of a slow start before things get interesting. The water temp is just about average for the time of year, nothing wild there. Let’s walk through it.

Right now, there’s not much to get excited about. Wednesday morning the 8th we’ve got a small 2ft swell from the ESE, 10-second period, with a light offshore wind – clean but ordinary. That afternoon turns glassy with the same small swell, still ordinary. Thursday the 9th is similar, a little drop to 2ft, morning’s clean with a cross-offshore wind, but the afternoon goes cross-shore and turns poor. Friday the 10th morning is clean with a 2ft ESE swell, longer period at 13 seconds, giving it moderate energy (193), but the afternoon gets light rain and a cross-onshore wind, messing it up.

Now, Saturday the 11th is where it starts to come together. That morning we’ve got a glassy calm, 3ft ESE swell with a solid 13-second period – that’s a groundswell – and strong energy (388). The afternoon stays glassy with the same size and period (367). This is the standout of the whole run. Clean, punchy waves, and the longer period means good shape, though at a beach break it might shift around a bit. Still, for the size and conditions, this is your pick.

Sunday the 12th is also clean, 3ft ESE swell, 13-second period, cross-offshore winds both sessions – moderate to strong energy (296, 295). Monday the 13th sees a jump in size but a drop in quality: 6ft in the morning and 8ft in the afternoon, but it’s a short-period windswell (7-9 secs) with cross-onshore winds. The energy is high (640 and 1182) but the conditions are messy – more for the experienced crew or maybe kite surfers. Tuesday the 14th fades back to small (3ft), with a clean morning but poor afternoon.

Wednesday the 15th morning is a good call: 4ft SE swell, 12-second period, offshore wind, clean with moderate energy (338). Thursday the 16th morning is similar but smaller (3ft) and still cross-offshore. After that, it drops off into small, ordinary waves with more cross-shore and onshore winds through the end of the week and into the weekend.

Looking at the second week, there’s a few hopeful mornings. Saturday the 18th is glassy with 2ft surf, but ordinary. Sunday the 19th morning has a clean 3ft ESE swell, 12-second period, cross-offshore – moderate energy (249). Monday the 20th and Tuesday the 21st have clean mornings with small swell, nothing special. Wednesday the 22nd morning is clean with 3ft. The final morning on Thursday the 23rd is glassy with 4ft but short-period (8 secs) – surfable but not a standout.

So, the real highlight is Saturday the 11th. Glassy conditions, 3ft groundswell from the ESE, and that longer period giving you decent waves. Crowds can sometimes be an issue at Navegantes, so get out there early. The rest of the period has moments but nothing that matches that Saturday session.

Rusty

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