Bahia Santa Cruz Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's talk about what's on the menu for Bahia Santa Cruz over the next couple of weeks.

First off, we’ve got a cracking run of surf starting now. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, so you won’t need a thick suit unless you’re fussy.

The pattern is this: a solid, long-period SSW groundswell rolls in right away and hangs around for the guts of the first week, with clean conditions early on most days. The combined wave energy kicks off strong and just builds, hitting some proper numbers.

Friday morning (July 3rd) gets the ball rolling with a clean 4 ft SSW swell and 14-second period under glassy conditions – the combined energy is already solid at 788. That’s a beauty of a session to ease in. Saturday morning (July 4th) drops a bit to 3 ft but stays clean with cross-off winds, still a good option with energy at 634.

Now, the real standout is Sunday morning (July 5th). We’re looking at 4 ft of SSW groundswell, period stretching to 17 seconds, and glassy conditions. The combined energy jumps way up to 1133. This is excellent for experienced surfers – those longer gaps between sets will make it easier to get out, and the shape should be proper. This is your best call of the whole outlook.

It doesn’t stop there. Monday morning (July 6th) is dead calm and glassy with a 4 ft, 16-second swell, energy hitting 1498. Then Tuesday morning (July 7th) pushes 5 ft at 18 seconds, energy at 1852 – still clean with cross-off winds. Wednesday morning (July 8th) holds at 6 ft with 16 seconds and clean cross-off winds, energy at 1553. That’s a fantastic run of mornings for the skilled surfer.

For the afternoons during this first week, the wind tends to swing onshore (cross-on or straight on), turning things choppy or messy, so the morning windows are where it’s at.

Thursday (July 9th) through to Saturday (July 11th) still offer clean morning sessions with 4 ft to 5 ft SSW swell and glassy or calm winds – still very good, just not quite as punchy as the peak days.

We hit a bit of a lull from Sunday July 12th onwards. The swell sizes dip under 3 ft, though the mornings stay clean with glassy or cross-off winds. Combined energy drops to the 400–500 range. It’s not terrible, and if you’re keen for a cruisey log session, Tuesday July 14th and Wednesday July 15th mornings are clean with 2 ft to 3 ft.

Things get a bit weird on Friday July 17th afternoon – a short-period 6 ft SE pulse shows up at 10 seconds and 837 energy, but the wind is cross-on and choppy, so that’s a junky day.

All up, the first week is your clear winner. If you can only paddle out once, make it Sunday morning (July 5th) or Tuesday morning (July 7th). Get amongst it.

Rusty.

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