Surf Forecasts:
Ribanceira surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 4 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 4 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period, S swell with 1,857 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 4 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ribanceira this week:
The surf forecast for Ribanceira over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 2.3m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ribanceira in the next 16 days are 2.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Sat 4th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ribanceira over the next 16 days.
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Righto, grab your wettie, let's have a look at what's coming our way at Ribanceira over the next couple of weeks. We've got a bit of a mixed bag, but there are some absolute crackers lined up, especially if you're willing to wait.
The surf kicks off proper this Saturday, the 4th of July, with a solid pulse of groundswell. We're talking 8ft of S swell with a 12-second period pushing through. It's churning up some serious energy (1519) and with a light offshore breeze from the SW in the morning, it's going to be clean. This is proper intermediate territory, maybe pushing a bit big for the groms. Saturday afternoon stays strong at 8ft, but the wind swings a touch more cross-off from the S.
Sunday the 5th morning is the pick of the early weekend. The swell drops slightly to 7ft from the SSE, but the wind goes glassy from the NNW. What I'd give for that. It'll be smooth as silk out there. The energy is still pumping (972). Sunday afternoon gets messy with onshore wind, so don't bother.
After that, we hit a flat spell. Monday the 6th is small, and while Monday afternoon goes glassy, it's only 4ft. Tuesday the 7th has a blip of 6ft from the SSW but that short 7-second period means it won't have any punch. Honestly, from Sunday afternoon right through to the end of the week, it's a bit of a write-off with small, weak waves. There's a bit of a gap there.
Now, hold on to your board. The real standout is a week and a half away, on Friday the 17th of July. This is the big one. We've got a 10ft S groundswell rolling in with a very long 15-second period. The combined energy is massive (3555). The wind is a clean offshore from the SW, so those sets will be peeling perfectly. This is for experienced surfers only at that size, and the long period will be setting up nicely for the sandbanks here. Saturday morning the 18th is still fun, dropping to 5ft from the S with a light offshore, but it won't top that Friday.
So, for the whole outlook: The best on offer is without a doubt Friday morning the 17th of July. Get it in your diary. The next best is this Saturday morning, the 4th of July. The crowd factor at Ribanceira is that it gets *sometimes* busy, so for the Saturday and that epic Friday, get out there early.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1710 | 1519 | 1575 | 1186 | 972 | 769 | 490 | 286 | 245 | 213 | 355 | 223 | 213 | 270 | 340 | 245 | 106 | 80 | 83 | 100 | 204 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:40AM0.65m | 5:45PM0.63m | 5:29AM0.62m | 6:37PM0.60m | 6:29AM0.60m | 7:19PM0.57m | 7:22AM0.57m | 8:00PM0.52m | 8:18AM0.53m | 8:55PM0.47m | 10:06AM0.51m | 10:28PM0.45m | 11:31AM0.54m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46PM0.28m | 11:00AM0.13m | 11:46PM0.30m | 11:56AM0.15m | 00:26AM0.30m | 12:39PM0.18m | 1:04AM0.30m | 1:34PM0.22m | 2:52AM0.28m | 3:49PM0.23m | 4:10AM0.21m | 4:49PM0.21m | 4:55AM0.15m | 5:45PM0.20m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 1137 | 1519 | 1575 | 1186 | 972 | 769 | 490 | 286 | 245 | 213 | 236 | 223 | 213 | 270 | 340 | 245 | 106 | 68 | 83 | 100 | 204 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 20 | SSE 18 | NNE 4 | S 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | SSW 7 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 55 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 38 | 36 | 218 | 243 | 18 | 109 | 184 | 137 | 113 | 98 | 103 | 104 | 104 | 80 | 29 | 16 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 23 | ENE 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 11 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 4 | S 15 |
| kJ | 13 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 29 | 61 | 147 | 15 | 56 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 5 | S 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | SSW 3 | S 6 |
| kJ | 1710 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 53 | 75 | 355 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 1 | 128 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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