Playa do Carreiro Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk waves. This run’s got a slow start, but there’s one session that stands out if you’re patient.

The first thing you’re seeing is this Saturday morning the 15th. It’s workable, not great. Playa do Carreiro (Galicia) has a 6ft NW swell, but the period is short at 8 seconds, so it’s not got any punch. The wind is cross-off from the N, keeping things clean, with a moderate energy reading (354). Water’s at 69°, a touch warmer than normal, which is nice.

Saturday afternoon, that swell bumps to nearly 7ft, but the period drops to 7 seconds and the cross-off wind picks up, making it a bit of a messy, lumpy beast. Energy goes up to 465, but it’s not your friend.

Sunday morning the 16th flips things around. The swell drops to 4ft, and the wind goes glassy under a N breeze. It’s small, but it’s clean, with weak energy at 139. The period is still short, so it’s a knee-boarder’s wave, but for a clean small-wave cruise, it’s alright. Sunday afternoon and Monday are still small and clean but pretty ordinary.

Then we hit a proper flat spell. Tuesday the 18th and Wednesday the 19th, the swell vanishes—down to 1ft and 2ft with tiny periods. It’s a dead zone. The wind is cross-on or onshore, and there’s no energy at all.

Things fire back up Thursday the 20th. A 5ft swell from the NW with a cross-off wind in the morning, but it’s still short-period and the energy is only moderate (312). The afternoon pushes it to 6ft and 378, but a strong cross-off wind messes it up.

Now, Friday the 21st is a tease. The morning shows a 5ft swell from the NNW with an 11-second period, giving us a solid energy jump to 597. This is the first real groundswell sign. Wind is a moderate cross-off, so it could be good, but the word is that it’s marginal. The afternoon jumps to 6ft with a 10-second period and energy of 794, but the wind is howling again, putting the kibosh on it.

Here’s the standout: Saturday morning the 22nd. It’s not the biggest swell—4ft from the NW with a 9-second period—but the conditions look dialed in. The wind is a light cross-off from the N, and the forecast is for good surf. The energy is moderate at 222. This is the one. It’s going to be clean, glassy, and likely the best wave of the entire window. It won’t be huge, but it’ll be quality.

After that, the wheels come off again. Sunday the 23rd brings rain showers and a rising S cross-on wind, with a 5ft short-period swell and energy of 521. It’s going to be choppy and a grind.

The rest of the second week is a write-off. Monday the 24th has a glassy morning with 3ft, but it’s short-period and just ordinary. From Tuesday the 25th onward, it’s dead. Swell drops to under 2ft, periods shrink, and winds are junk. You can see the energy readings—34, 11, 97, 84—meaningless. It’s a blank run until the 30th, which shows a 3ft swell with a 10-second period, but it’s cross-on and under light rain, so it’s not looking good.

Bottom line: your window is Saturday morning the 22nd. That’s the one to go for. It’s clean, it’s got a little push, and it’s your best shot. Everything else is either too small, too messy, or just plain dead. It’s a long-range call, so keep an eye on it, but as it stands, that’s your session.

Rusty.

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