Barra Vento Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get straight into it. To be honest, the next week and a bit is pretty grim for a wave. We've got a solid run of poor conditions through to the end of July and into the first few days of August, with small, weak swell and messy onshore winds. It’s not until we get into the second week of August that things start to look interesting, but even then, the wind is mostly going to blow it out.

We're looking at Barra Vento, and the water's sitting around 78°F, which is pretty normal for this time of year.

For the first several days, the swell is tiny – under 3ft – with a short, weak period of 7-8 seconds. The combined energy is pretty weak (values from 57 to 114), and the wind is almost constantly cross-onshore from the SSE, SE, or ESE, keeping the surface lumpy and uninviting. There's a brief window on the morning of Thursday the 30th of July where the wind goes light cross-offshore, offering a bit of clean-up on a 2ft wave, but it's still very ordinary. Then on Friday the 31st of July morning, we get a moment of pure glass, but it's still only a 2ft, 7-second wave. It's surfable, but barely worth a trip.

The first few days of August see the swell size creep up just slightly, but the wind stays on it, and the conditions are described as poor. The combined energy starts climbing, hitting 157 and then 293 on the 3rd, but the quality is just not there.

Now, hold onto your board. The real promise, and the standout of the entire outlook, arrives on the morning of Friday the 7th of August. This is the one to circle on the calendar, even if it's a bit far out and less certain. We've got 8ft swell from the ESE, with a period of 10 seconds – that's a proper groundswell with some energy behind it. The combined energy is a massive 2024, which is very strong. The wind flips around to a light ENE cross-offshore breeze, keeping things clean. For experienced surfers only, because 8ft is serious, especially if it starts closing out. That morning window is the only time to be in the water, as the wind swings onshore in the afternoon.

After that big Friday, there's another chance on the morning of Sunday the 9th of August. The swell drops back to a still-solid 6ft from the ESE (9-second period), and the wind goes light and cross-offshore again from the ENE. The combined energy is 622, which is still moderate to strong. It's a really good wave, but again, that afternoon it gets chopped up. So, keep your eyes peeled for the morning of the 7th of August.

Rusty.

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