Surf Forecasts:
Vagabundo surf forecast from 18 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 20 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period, NNE swell with 455 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Vagabundo this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Vagabundo in the next 16 days are 2.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 20) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.1m 18s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 18) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Mon 20th Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Vagabundo over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Well, folks, Rusty here, and I've gotta be straight with you – it's a tough stretch ahead for us. Looking at the whole 16-day run, the pattern is pretty grim. We've got a consistent pulse of swell rolling in, but the wind just won't play ball. It's a long, frustrating gap of nothing worth paddling out for right from the start.
Through Friday the 17th and right into the weekend, it's all cross-on shore slop. The swell is small, around 5 ft from the NE with a short, weak 7-second period. The energy is weak, and the wind is a moderate 12 mph cross-onshore. The water's a touch warmer than normal at 74°F, but that's about the only good news. The surf is just poor.
We carry on through the next week – Saturday the 18th, Sunday the 19th, Monday the 20th – it's more of the same. The swell builds, hitting 7 ft by Monday with a moderate wave energy, but it's still that short-period NE windswell. The wind stays cross-on or on, and it's all just poor conditions or marginal at best. There's no window of clean, fun surf. On Tuesday the 28th, things get close to workable in the afternoon – 7 ft NE swell, period 8 seconds, and the wind drops to a gentle 9 mph cross-on. The energy is moderate, but the comment says it's marginal with questionable tide conditions. It's not enough to get excited about, especially with that onshore component.
The real bummer is the lack of any standout. The entire forecast is a washout for traditional surfing. The swell gets bigger – by Sunday the 26th we're looking at 10 ft from the NNE with a period of 9 seconds and very strong wave energy – but the wind is still on or cross-on. Anything over 8 ft with this wind and short period is really only for experts, and even then, it's gonna be a messy, choppy mess. Honestly, with that kind of size, cross-onshore breeze, and the beach setup here at Vagabundo, this stretch from late July into early August looks way more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
So, no standouts to call, no golden windows. It's a long blank run. We just gotta wait and hope the forecasts change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 178 | 170 | 211 | 251 | 270 | 362 | 455 | 408 | 408 | 405 | 379 | 390 | 379 | 376 | 376 | 365 | 408 | 437 | 395 | 346 | 437 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:57AM1.92m | 5:11PM2.16m | 5:40AM1.82m | 5:55PM1.99m | 6:26AM1.71m | 6:42PM1.80m | 7:16AM1.61m | 7:36PM1.62m | 8:15AM1.53m | 8:42PM1.49m | 9:26AM1.49m | 10:02PM1.43m | 10:41AM1.51m | 11:16PM1.45m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM0.23m | 11:30PM0.20m | 11:34AM0.35m | 00:14AM0.34m | 12:21PM0.49m | 00:59AM0.49m | 1:15PM0.62m | 1:52AM0.62m | 2:23PM0.72m | 2:58AM0.71m | 3:46PM0.75m | 4:13AM0.73m | 5:05PM0.70m | ||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | SW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | N 10 | N 9 | — | N 8 | — | S 12 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | W 13 | NW 12 | S 9 | — | S 8 | NW 8 | S 8 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 178 | 170 | 211 | 251 | 270 | 362 | 455 | 408 | 408 | 405 | 379 | 390 | 379 | 376 | 376 | 365 | 408 | 437 | 395 | 346 | 437 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 40 | 44 | 44 | 110 | 111 | 44 | 110 | 44 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 67 | 111 | 535 | 67 |
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