Barra da Lagoa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Grab a coffee and let’s have a look at what’s cooking for Barra da Lagoa over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, I’ve gotta level with you – it’s a tough start. The first few days are a total write-off. Friday the 21st through Sunday the 23rd are flat with no surf to speak of. You’d be wasting your time even looking at the ocean. The water temp is sitting at about 67°, which is pretty standard for this time of year, nothing wild.

Things finally stir to life on Monday the 24th. For the morning session, we’ve got a little 4 ft swell rolling in from the SSE with a very long period of 16 seconds. That’s proper groundswell energy, and the combined energy is a moderate 643. The wind is light and clean from the south, so it’ll be tidy. But that long period can make a beach break like Barra a bit straight and fat – it’s better suited to a point or reef. Still, it’s the first real chance for a paddle. Just a heads up, the afternoon goes flat again.

The standout moment, and I mean the real highlight, is Wednesday morning the 26th. We’ve got a solid 6 ft swell from the SSE, with a period of 14 seconds and a combined energy of 1355 – that’s strong wave energy. The wind is glassy, dead calm from the NNW. Absolute perfection on the surface. This is a wave for experienced surfers only though; 6 ft with that kind of energy is pushing it for a beginner. The morning is the window, as the afternoon turns a bit messy with a light cross-onshore breeze and a few rain drops. This is the best day on offer, hands down.

Thursday the 27th is still rideable in the morning with 5 ft SSE swell, but the wind is cross-shore and a bit bumpy. By Friday the 28th, we’re back to small, weak waves, and then it’s a long, flat run all the way through to the end of the first week of September. There’s a tiny blip on Friday the 4th of September with a weak 2 ft swell and a combined energy of 117, but it’s nothing to get excited about. And then Saturday the 5th of September shows a bigger 7 ft SSE swell in the afternoon, but the wind is cross-onshore and choppy, so it’s gonna be a messy, blown-out affair. Not recommended.

So, the long and short of it: get out there on Wednesday morning the 26th if you’ve got the skills. Otherwise, the rest of the window is either flat or ordinary. It’s a bit of a dry spell, but that’s the way it goes sometimes.

Rusty.

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