Ribanceira Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next sixteen days. The first real call falls on the morning of Saturday the 22nd of August.

Saturday the 22nd kicks off a solid run. Morning at Ribanceira (sandbar) has a clean 8ft south swell, period a short 10 seconds, with a gentle offshore breeze out of the southwest. The water here is 67°, which is pretty normal for this time of year. That first session packs a good punch of energy (1048) and it’ll be clean. The afternoon goes a bit cross-off, still surfable but not the pick.

Now, Sunday the 23rd morning is where it gets real nice. Glassy conditions, 7ft south swell, period stretching to 11 seconds. That’s a proper groundswell feel. The energy's moderate (1022) and the lack of wind makes for a clean, lined-up sandbar. Afternoon turns on even more, with 8ft and a 12-second period on a cross-off breeze – that’s a lot of wave face and power (1522). Both sessions look excellent.

The standout of the whole run is clearly Monday the 24th morning. The swell jumps to a solid 10ft from the south, period hitting 14 seconds – that’s a long-period groundswell, pushing proper energy through the water (3253). It’s clean offshore from the west-southwest. This is one for experienced surfers only – too much power for beginners. It’ll be hollow, fast, and demanding. The afternoon gets a bit messy with a cross-shore breeze, so make the dawn patrol.

Tuesday the 25th and Wednesday the 26th see a shift. The wind goes onshore and choppy, and the quality drops off hard. Tuesday morning has a 7ft south swell but it’s cross-on and weak. Wednesday is a write-off with moderate onshores and lumpy conditions.

From Thursday the 27th of August through to the end of the month, it’s mostly small and poor. A few clean moments on the 28th morning with a small 2ft south-southeast swell and a cross-off breeze (138 energy), but it’s only just surfable.

There’s a real lull until Tuesday the 1st of September. That afternoon, Ribanceira gets a surprise: a clean 7ft southwest swell with offshore wind, period a short 7 seconds (500 energy). It’s not perfect but it’s suddenly surfable again. Wednesday the 2nd morning keeps it going with a 5ft southwest swell, clean and offshore (617 energy).

After that, it tails off back to small and ordinary through to the end of the outlook. A few glassy mornings with barely any swell, and a lot of choppy onshore days.

If you’re picking one day, it’s Monday the 24th of August, dawn. That 10ft, 14-second groundswell with offshore wind is the big dog of this window. Just make sure you’re ready for the size.

Rusty.

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