Barra da Lagoa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here, and I’m looking at the surf outlook for Barra da Lagoa. Honestly, I’ve got to be straight with you – the next week and a half is looking properly bleak. There’s a big stretch of flat or close-to-nothing surf stretching from now, Sunday the 16th of August, all the way through to the morning of Tuesday the 25th of August, with only tiny dribbles and choppy, onshore crud in between. It’s a real dry spell where even the small, weak pulses get wrecked by cross-shore winds. The water temperature is sitting at 65° Fahrenheit, which is spot on average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Now, if you’ve got some patience, there is a flicker of hope right at the end of this long, quiet run. We get a morning session on Wednesday the 26th of August that stands out as the best bet of the whole forecast. A solid 6 ft swell out of the SSE, with a long period of 13 seconds – proper groundswell energy – is pushing in. The combined energy of all swells directed here is a strong 1193, so there’s plenty of push behind it. The wind that morning is light and variable out of the SE, sitting cross-shore with just a light breeze that kicks up small wind ripples. It’s not perfect, but it’s the closest to clean we’ll see in weeks. Given Barra da Lagoa is a beginner-friendly break that’s fairly exposed and fairly consistent, this swell is right on the limit for beginners – 6 ft can get a bit much for the less experienced. The optimum swell direction here is from the ENE, so this SSE pulse is a bit off-angle, meaning the waves won’t be at their absolute best shape-wise, but the length of those 13-second gaps between sets will make for some proper, pushy lines.

The afternoon of that same day sees that swell drop slightly to 6 ft, with the wind turning more cross-onshore from the SE, making things chop up. But that Wednesday morning slot is your window. We also see a pulse late on the 31st of August – a morning with 5 ft out of the ESE, clean cross-offshore wind from the SW, but with a short period of 8 seconds and combined energy of 274, it’s not in the same league. And with very strong cross-offshore winds of 25 mph whipping up later that day, it’s going to turn wild.

So, to sum it up: you’re looking at a solid two-week stretch of nothing worth paddling for, with one standout morning on Wednesday the 26th of August that could offer some proper, long-period groundswell waves at Barra da Lagoa. Get out there early, and don’t expect perfection, but it’s the only real chance on the board.

Rusty.

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