Barra Velha Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's talk about what's on offer for the next couple of weeks.

Alright, so the first week and a half is pretty flat and ordinary. We’ve got a lot of small, weak swell with periods around 8 seconds, so it’s not going to be doing much. The real standout is the swell arriving on Sunday, July 26th. That’s the one to get excited about.

Monday, July 20th kicks off with a tiny 4ft ENE swell, period a short 8 seconds. The morning is glassy, which is a major positive, but the wave energy is pretty weak at 166, so you’re looking at small, weak waves. It’s surfable but very ordinary. The afternoon turns cross-on, so it’s not great.

Tuesday, July 21st and Wednesday, July 22nd look similar. Mornings are glassy with a 3ft swell, but it’s still that weak, short-period ENE energy. The afternoons get a bit of a cross-on wind, so it’s not worth rushing out. Thursday, July 23rd and Friday, July 24th are even smaller, with the swell dropping to 3ft. The wind is a mess, so I’d give it a miss.

Now, let’s skip ahead to the real action. The morning of Sunday, July 26th is where it’s at. The swell picks up to 5ft from the SE with a period of 11 seconds, pushing the energy up to 553. The wind is light and cross-off, so it’s going to be clean. That’s a solid, fun-sized groundswell. The afternoon sees it jump to 8ft from the SSE with a period of 10 seconds, and the energy rockets to 1493. That’s a powerful swell, over 8ft, so it’s strictly for the experienced crew. The wind goes light cross-on, which might put a little bump on it, but the power is there.

Monday, July 27th is still looking good. The morning is glassy with a 4ft SE swell at 9 seconds, energy at 285. That’s a clean, fun morning for everyone. The afternoon gets a bit onshore, but the morning is the pick.

After that, from Tuesday, July 28th right through to the end of the forecast on Tuesday, August 4th, the swell dips back down. We’re back to 3ft and 3ft with short periods, and the wind is mostly poor or cross-on. There’s a tiny blip of long-period swell on August 1st, but it’s only 1ft, so a long-period groundswell that size is just going to be a tiny, slow-moving bump.

The water temp at Barra Velha is 65°, which is bang on average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.

So, the standout is the morning of Sunday, July 26th. That’s the best on offer. The swell is chest to head high, clean, and has some real push. The afternoon of the 26th is for the experts only. The morning of Monday, July 27th is a solid backup call.

Rusty.

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