Ribanceira Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here, and I'm looking at what's on offer for Ribanceira over the next couple of weeks. It's a bit of a mixed bag, but there are definitely some windows to get wet.

The first real surfable window kicks off on Sunday the 12th of July. The morning is looking sweet, with a solid 5ft south swell rolling in. The water is much colder than normal for this time of year, sitting at 59°. The 11-second period gives it some decent push, and the combined energy is moderate at 870. The wind is a gentle offshore from the SSW, keeping the sandbars clean and lined up. Expect good surf conditions. By the afternoon, the wind picks up and the swell gets a bit messier, so the morning is the clear standout.

Monday the 13th of July is another good one. The morning has a 7ft south swell, with slightly shorter 8-second period that might make it a bit crumbly, but it's still got moderate to strong energy with that 1033 reading. The wind is offshore from the WSW, so it'll be clean. This is a good one for intermediates, but it's getting a bit hefty for beginners. The afternoon drops to 4ft from the SSE, still clean, but a step down in size.

The real standout of the whole outlook is the morning of Tuesday the 14th of July. We've got a 6ft swell from the southeast, with a 10-second period and a combined energy of 712 (moderate). But the wind... it's glassy. A total glass-off from the NW. The waves will be perfect, clean, and smooth. This is the session to circle on the calendar. The afternoon sees the wind swing onshore, so it's over.

The run from Wednesday the 15th through to the 22nd of July is mostly flat or poor. The swell drops to tiny, and the wind is either cross-onshore or onshore, making for a long stretch of dodgy conditions. You're looking at about a week of not much to write home about. There's a tiny blip on the 22nd with a 2ft south swell, but it's not worth paddling out for.

Things start to look up again on Friday the 24th of July. The afternoon brings a glassy 3ft south swell, and the energy is picking up to 344. Still surfable but ordinary. The next real window opens on Saturday the 25th of July, with a 4ft south swell and offshore wind from the SW. The combined energy is 503, so it's got some life. Expect good surf conditions.

Sunday the 26th of July continues the trend with a 4ft south swell, moderate energy (467), and offshore wind from the WSW. Another decent morning session.

After that, Monday the 27th of July sees a big 8ft southeast swell roll in, but the wind is cross-onshore, so it's going to be a choppy mess. That's one for the experts only, if anyone bothers.

So, overall, the best on offer is the glassy Tuesday 14th morning. That's the one. The Sunday 12th morning and Monday 13th morning are also very solid. The second week has some consistent but smaller swell, with Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th mornings being the pick.

Rusty out.

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