Barra do Ceara Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s lay it out for the next couple of weeks.

It’s looking pretty bleak, if I’m being honest. We’ve got waves, but they’re weak and the wind is all wrong. Expect ankle to waist-high lumps, mostly between 4ft and 6ft, coming from the east with a short, weak period of 5 to 7 seconds. For most of the period, we’re dealing with a cross-shore breeze that’s going to leave things lumpy and chopped up. There’s a bit of moderate wave energy at times, with readings like 288 or 274 in brackets, but it’s all messy.

We start things off on Monday the 7th, but it's not good. The swell is weak at 4ft with a period of just 5 seconds, and the east wind is cross-shore and choppy. The water temp here at Barra do Ceara is 81°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, so that’s something at least, but you won’t be surfing long. Then through the rest of the week into the weekend, it stays similar. The swell jumps up a little to around 5ft, but the period is still short and the winds are cross. A couple of mornings on Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th show a slightly better, cleaner look with a cross-off breeze, but the forecast still calls it marginal at best due to tide issues. It’s just not worth paddling out for a gutless, walled-up beach break with a cross-chop.

Now, as we move into the second week, from the 14th onward, we see a little more of the same. The swell remains in that 5ft to 6ft range with a 6 to 7 second period, and the wind is still mostly cross. There are more moments where it turns cross-off and cleans up, which is something, but it’s still not getting anyone excited. The energy levels stay low, in the 200s for the most part, like 264 on the morning of the 18th. This is just a long stretch of poor-to-marginal surf.

Honestly, the only windows that look even slightly passable are the Friday mornings – the 11th and the 18th – when the wind goes cross-off and the surface gets clean. But it’s still just a short-period east swell. With the break being a fairly consistent, exposed beginner spot, the conditions are just making it look more like a day for the kitesurfers than for us. There’s nothing here that stands out as a true standout. We’re in for a flat, frustrating stretch. Forecasts can change, but for now, I’d keep your board in the car and your expectations low.

Rusty, signing off.

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