Praia da Baleia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for Praia da Baleia over the next couple of weeks.

It's a pretty quiet start, but we've got some clean, small waves to kick things off. The overall pattern is light winds and small southern groundswell, nothing huge, but the quality will be there when the wind plays ball. The water temp is sitting right around average for the time of year at 70°, so no surprises there.

First up, Thursday morning the 9th, we're looking at a clean 3 ft south swell with a period of 9 seconds. The wind is glassy out of the ESE at just 3 mph. The combined swell energy is moderate at 268 (units). It's small, but for a beginner-friendly beach and point break, those conditions are hard to beat. This is the standout for the early part of the forecast — clean, small, and fun. Friday morning the 10th will be similar with a touch more period, 2 ft of SE swell at 14 seconds, glassy NNW wind. That long period is a bonus and will help shape up the waves nicely. Friday afternoon is also glassy with a 3 ft SE swell. Saturday morning the 11th is the pick of the first few days: the combined swell energy jumps to 345 (moderate), with 3 ft of SE swell at 13 seconds and zero wind — dead glassy. That's your best call for the weekend, though it might be a bit crowded.

Sunday morning the 12th sees a bit of a shift with a light offshore N wind and 3 ft SE swell. Still clean and surfable. From Monday the 13th, a pulse of S swell arrives, up to 5 ft, but the wind turns cross-onshore and we get rain showers. Not ideal, but the energy is there (564 combined energy). Tuesday the 14th morning comes back glassy with 4 ft of S swell, so if you can wait, that's another good window.

Into the second week, from the 15th onward, the swell drops back and the period shortens. Mostly small ESE windswell in the 2 ft to 4 ft range with periods of 7 to 9 seconds. The mornings are often glassy or with a light offshore, so expect clean but weak surf. The highlight of this period is Wednesday morning the 15th: 4 ft of SSE swell with 9 seconds, and glassy calm — decent for a longboard or a fun fish. But overall, nothing that'll get your heart racing. The combined energy stays well under 200 (weak to low moderate) on most days.

Towards the very end, on Friday the 24th, a bigger pulse of S swell rolls in at 6 ft, but with a short 8-second period and a cross-shore wind of 9 mph. That setup might get a bit lumpy and is really more interesting for kite surfing than paddling. Combined energy reads a strong 536, but the quality drops.

All in all, the first four days are your best bet — clean, glassy mornings with fun little waves. After that, it's a waiting game for better conditions.

Rusty.

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