Ribanceira Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, Rusty here, starin' at the charts for Ribanceira, and it’s a bit of a slow burn for the next couple of weeks. We've got a few windows of clean waves, but nothing that's gonna have you calling in sick for a week straight. The highlight, and I mean the real standout, is sitting way out there on Monday the 20th of July.

The water temperature isn't mentioned in the data, so I can't give you the usual spiel on whether it's warm or not for this time of year.

Let's kick it off. The first real call is Sunday the 5th of July. It's been flat or messy before this, but Sunday morning we get a nice little pulse. Ribanceira is a sandbar break, fairly consistent, and that morning the wind is glassy, calm as a sleeping dog. You're lookin' at a 7 ft south swell with a period of 11 seconds rolling in. The wave energy is solid, in the moderate range with a reading of 951. This is gonna be a fun, clean session. The afternoon shifts, wind goes onshore from the NE, and it's done for the day. Keep in mind, crowds are possible here sometimes.

Tuesday the 7th of July is another bright spot in the first week. The morning is crystal clear with a clean 5 ft SSW swell, but the period is only 8 seconds – so it's a short-period wind swell, not a whole lot of grunt behind it, but the wind is offshore from the SSW at 6 mph. It'll be clean and fun for the shortboard. Wave energy is a moderate 763.

Now, after that, it fades out. We've got a few days of tiny, onshore, messy junk from Wednesday the 8th right through to Friday the 10th of July, and even into the weekend. There's a glimpse on Friday the 10th, with a glassy 2 ft ESE swell, but it's weak as water (wave energy of 119). You could get wet, but it’s not worth the drive unless you’re desperate. Saturday the 11th isn't much better, despite a 3 ft, 13-second period swell – a proper groundswell – the wind is offshore, but the energy is just not there for the break to shine.

Sunday the 12th of July offers another clean morning, with a glassy 4 ft south swell at 11 seconds. Wave energy is back up (781), and this is your second best call before the big one. But get it early, because the wind swings onshore in the afternoon.

Then we hit a proper lull. From Monday the 13th through to Friday the 17th of July, it’s a wasteland of tiny waves, onshore winds, and rain. A few mornings might be glassy, but the swell is barely a ripple. Don't bother.

That brings us to the big talker. Sunday the 19th of July starts to rumble back to life. The morning is glassy, with a 6 ft south swell (12-second period) – wave energy of 961. It's building, and it's clean.

But the real show is Monday the 20th of July. The morning brings a 8 ft SSE groundswell with a very long period of 15 seconds. The wave energy jumps to a massive 3149 – that is legit strong-to-very-strong energy. The wind is a clean offshore breeze from the SW at 6 mph. This is excellent, heavy surf for experienced surfers only. 8 ft with that period is no joke; it'll have plenty of power. That long period at a sandbar can make it a bit walled-up and straight, but the offshore wind should keep it from closing out completely. This is the one to circle on the calendar.

After that, the outlook gets a bit vague, but that Monday morning is a true standout.

That's the story, mate. Get on that Sunday the 12th for a fun one, and save your energy for that Monday the 20th bomb.

Rusty.

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