Armacao Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's get into it.

Look, I've scanned the charts for the next couple of weeks and to be brutally honest, it's a tough stretch for Armação. We've got a decent amount of time staring at flat, wind-chopped or just plain messy conditions. There are long gaps where you wouldn't even bother paddling out. The first real sniff of anything happens much later on, so don't get your hopes up for the near term.

The water is sitting at 61°F, which is a massive 5°F colder than what we'd normally expect for this time of year. You'll be wanting a thick steamer, that's for sure.

The first session that even registers is on Saturday, July 11th in the afternoon. We're looking at a tiny 2 ft swell from the north, but it's wrapping in with a nasty 9 mph cross-onshore breeze from the NNE. The wave energy is pitiful, just 12 (weak). It's going to be a bumpy, gutless mess. Not worth a second look.

We get a brief, tiny window of glassy conditions on Friday morning, July 10th. The wind is dead calm – glass – but the swell is laughable at 0.7 ft from the NNE with a short period of 4 seconds. The combined energy is only 2. You could probably paddle around but you won't catch a thing.

Then things go totally dead for a solid stretch. From Saturday afternoon all the way through to the end of the second week, it's a desert of flat, clean, but unsurfable conditions. There's a lot of offshore wind in that period, but no swell to go with it.

Finally, on Sunday, July 19th, we get a tiny bump. A 1 ft swell from the ENE with a period of 7 seconds pops up on the Sunday morning, but it's on a 6 mph cross-onshore breeze. The energy is still only 10. Still not enough to get excited about.

The only standout, and I use that term loosely, comes late on Monday, July 20th. The swell picks up to 6 ft from the ENE, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy jumps right up to 390 (moderate). The problem? It's sloppy. The wind is from the NNE at 9 mph, blowing right across the face, making it choppy. For this break, with that bump in size and the onshore wind, it's going to be a rumbly, messy affair. It's the best we've got in the whole 16 days, but even then, it’s not going to be clean. This is more of a session for a fun, beater board. There's nothing here for beginners with the swell pushing 6 ft, and it's just too messy to be a classic.

All in all, a pretty bleak run for Armação. Keep the board in the car for a better forecast.

- Rusty

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