Playa de Ladeira Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right now, the surf is pretty flat and ordinary. We’ve got some small, weak swell rolling in at Playa de Ladeira – around 2ft – but there’s barely any push behind it, with combined energy only sitting at 119. It’s clean first thing and the water’s sitting at 66°, which is right on the money for this time of year, but don’t get too excited. The waves are surfable, but you’ll be scratching for something decent.

Monday afternoon fades out, and Tuesday stays small – 2ft again – but the wind picks up out of the north at 15 km/h, so it stays cross-off, keeping it clean but still weak. Tuesday afternoon gets gusty with a 30 km/h NNW wind, so it’s choppy and blown out. We're in a bit of a lull here.

Wednesday kicks up just over 4ft – 1.1m with a WNW swell, but it’s still messy and the wind’s ramping. It’s not great. Thursday is a similar story; the swell bumps to 4ft in the afternoon but it’s more of a jumbled up mess. You’re still finding nothing easy to ride.

But hold on – Friday the 18th is where it starts to turn. The morning brings a proper offshore wind out of the NNE at 20 km/h, and that WNW swell is pushing around 4ft with a nice 13-second period. That’s the first standout. The energy jumps to 535, and it’ll feel clean, lined up and worth a paddle. Saturday the 19th keeps that good run going – 4ft, offshore light breeze at 10 km/h, period still up at 13 seconds. That’s a solid, fun morning. Saturday afternoon, though, the wind swings a bit cross and it gets lumpy.

Then we hit a few more ordinary days. Sunday is small, down to 3ft, and the wind turns a little onshore. Monday the 21st gets interesting again – the swell jumps to 4ft and that’s a long-period NW groundswell at 14 seconds. It’s glassy early with light ESE winds – almost dead flat. That one is sweet. The energy reads 575, so there’s real punch behind it. That’s the second standout.

After that, it trails off. Tuesday’s back down to 3ft, Wednesday’s getting small and weak, and into the second week we’re scraping the barrel – 2ft, short-period, nothing doing. There’s a small glassy morning on the 29th with 3ft but it’s all pretty average.

So, to sum it up: the early days are weak and messy. The real highlights are Friday the 18th and Monday the 21st – clean, offshore, and with decent energy. After that, you’re chasing leftovers. And if you’re thinking about a board for this, keep it small – it’s not a big wave park at all.

Stay stoked,
Rusty

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