Supertubos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it for Supertubos.

To be honest, we’ve got a long stretch of nothing much to get excited about. The first decent bit of energy doesn’t show up until the 29th of July, and even then it’s a modest offering. Before that, the whole run from the 18th through to the 28th is a write-off: tiny little waves, mostly below 1ft, with messy cross-shore winds and a combined swell energy that barely cracks 40 (weak). The wind is often cross or cross-off, but there’s just no swell to work with. It’s a flat spell, and you’d be better off taking the boardbag off the car.

The real standout, the only real standout, lands on Wednesday the 29th of July. For the afternoon, Supertubos (Portugal) sees a pulse of swell from the NW at 4ft, with a period of 10 seconds – that’s a decent, workable groundswell for this beach-and-reef setup. The combined energy hits 256 (moderate), so it’s got some push. The wind is light from the NW at 10 km/h (6 mph), just a light cross-shore, keeping the surface a little rippled but still rideable. Water temps are around 68°, which is about normal for this time of year. This is the call for the advanced crew – 4ft at a powerful spot like this can be a proper barrel fest if the sandbanks line up. It’s the only real window of opportunity in the whole 16 days. The crowds are *sometimes* an issue here, so for a Wednesday afternoon you might just get a few empty ones.

After that, the 30th of July morning goes flat, with a clean offshore from the ENE but absolutely zero swell. The rest of the month and into early August stays flat or offers only tiny, unrideable lumps. A long, quiet stretch.

So, bottom line: if you can only surf one day, make it the afternoon of the 29th. Don’t hold your breath for anything else.

Rusty.

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