Playa do Carreiro Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Yo, what's up? It's Rusty here, checking in with a look at the upcoming surf at Playa do Carreiro. It's a river mouth setup, exposed to WNW swell, and it tends to pull in a fair bit of energy. The water temp is sitting at 20°, which is pretty much just about average for this time of year, nothing out of the ordinary.

We're looking at a bit of a slow start, but once it gets going, there are a couple of absolute gems hidden in this 16-day window. The first real chance to get wet is this Saturday morning, September 5th. It's clean, with a tiny 3ft WNW swell and glassy conditions. Nothing huge, but it's an easy paddle. Saturday afternoon takes a turn though, with a big jump in energy but onshore wind messing it up.

Sunday morning, September 6th, has a little more size at 4ft from the NW, with a decent 11-second period. It's clean, but that cross-off breeze isn't perfect. Sunday afternoon gets a bit racy with the wind.

Now, here's the standout. Monday, September 7th, is the call for the experienced crew. The morning session is where it's at. We've got a solid 6ft swell pumping in from the WNW, with a long 12-second period. The combined energy is pumping hard (1017), and it's clean with a cross-off wind. This is proper, powerful groundswell. For the average punter, that's a lot of water moving, but for anyone who knows what they're doing, this is the best week's surf. Given it's a river mouth, that long-period groundswell should set up some nice lines. The afternoon drops a little but is still sizeable.

After Monday, the swell backs off but there are still clean windows. Tuesday morning, September 8th, is glassy with a clean 4ft WNW swell, perfect for a more relaxed paddle. The energy is moderate (319). After that, we hit a mid-week lull with some lumpy, shorter-period NW windswell from Wednesday the 9th into Thursday. That stuff is poor for a paddle board, honestly, with that strong cross-off wind and short 8-second period, it's more of a kite-surfing kind of setup if you're into that.

Things clean up again on Friday, September 11th and into the weekend, but the size drops right down. Saturday the 12th is down to 2ft. There's a little bump on Sunday morning the 13th with a clean 3ft NW swell and offshore winds. It's surfable but nothing to write home about.

The second week, from the 14th onwards, is pretty quiet. We're looking at a lot of small, weak swell (energy in the double digits and low hundreds) and mostly clean mornings with glassy conditions. For example, Tuesday morning the 15th is glassy but only a 4ft swell with a weak 6-second period, so the waves will be crumbly. You might get a sneaky little ride on the 18th or 19th with small 2ft NW swells and glassy mornings, but honestly, don't expect much. It's a long stretch of ordinary conditions, so don't get your hopes up for the second week.

So, to wrap it up: get on Monday, September 7th, early. That's the standout. Saturday the 5th and Tuesday the 8th are decent fallback days for cleaner, smaller surf. The rest is pretty average, with a big gap of small stuff in the second week.

Stay stoked,
Rusty

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