Playa de Ladeira Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’ve gotta level with you straight up. I’ve looked at Playa de Ladeira for the next 16 days, and it’s a tough one. The outlook is pretty bleak, and I’m not seeing any real standouts worth getting excited about. The whole period is a run of poor surf conditions, with only a couple of small windows that are just barely surfable, but nothing that’s going to get the heart pumping.

The first decent chance comes on the morning of Friday, the 31st of July. The swell is a tiny 1 ft from the WNW with a period of 9 seconds, so it’s weak, with combined energy of (53). The wind is a light cross-off from the north, which keeps the surface clean, but the main issue is there’s just no power behind it. The water is 70°, which feels much warmer than normal for this time of year, so that’s a nice touch if you’re just floating around.

Things get a little more interesting on the morning of Saturday, the 1st of August. The swell drops even more in height to 2 ft from the west, but the wind goes glassy, which is a major positive for clean conditions. It’s still very small, with combined energy of (71), and the waves are described as surfable but very ordinary. It’s nothing to write home about, but if you’re desperate for a splash, it’s the best the weekend has to offer.

The morning of Wednesday, the 5th of August, offers a similar story. Another glassy morning with a 2 ft west swell, but again, the energy is low (69) and the waves are ordinary. The pattern of small, weak swells with poor conditions continues right through the second week.

By the 9th of August, the swell height jumps to 5 ft from the WNW on the Sunday morning, with combined energy of (348), which is the most significant energy of the whole period. But the wind is a cross-on from the SSE, and the surf is still rated as poor. The setup is a beach, and with that strong wind and average quality, it’s looking more interesting for the kite surfers than paddle surfers.

After that, the swell drops off a cliff. From the 13th of August onwards, we’re looking at tiny waves of 0.3 ft to 1 ft, with very low energy (3 to 24). The wind goes clean and offshore a few times, but there’s simply no swell to ride. It’s a long, flat blank run through the end of the period.

Honestly, there’s no standout session here. The only time it’s worth paddling out is the morning of the 1st and the 5th of August, and even then, you’re just getting a few small, weak waves on a glassy surface. The crowds are listed as possible at times, but with surf this poor, I doubt you’ll have company.

Stay patient, mate. It tends not to stay this flat forever, but this is a tough run for the area.

Rusty.

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