Barra do Ceara Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Barra do Ceara (Ceara) over the next couple of weeks.

I gotta be straight with you – it’s a quiet stretch. The water’s hangin’ around 81°, which is about average for this time of year, so nothing weird going on there. But the surf? It’s mostly close-to-shore wind chop or weak little windswells. You’ll see a few pulses of chest-high energy, but the wind’s always crossin’ it up or punchin’ it flat. Honestly, the first solid week is pretty much a write-off for quality waves.

The pattern’s a bit of a grind – day after day of 3ft to 5ft easterly stuff with periods barely scrapin’ 6 seconds. The energy stays low, mostly under 100 (weak), and even when it creeps into the moderate 100s, that cross-shore wind and short period kill any real shape. Mornings are the cleanest with a cross-off breeze from the SE, but that’s about all the silver linin’ you get.

If I had to point to anything worth paddlin’ out for, it’s Sunday the 2nd of August. First light that morning, you’ve got 6ft of east swell with a period pushin’ 7 seconds – that’s the biggest, most energetic pulse of the whole run, with combined energy hittin’ 328 (moderate). SE winds blowin’ cross-off, so conditions clean up. It’s still beginner-friendly under that 8ft mark, but it’ll be a proper longboard or funboard wave. The east swell direction matches the optimum NE from the guidance close enough to work. Just know, crowds are possible here; it’s exposed and consistent enough to draw a few. Still, that morning window is your best shot.

Beyond that, the second week is more of the same – 4ft to 5ft, short period, cross or cross-off winds, and scores that never lift above poor. No real standouts, just a long, flat-feeling run.

Bottom line: there’s a narrow window on the 2nd of August morning that might give you a smile, but otherwise, you’re better off waitin’ for a change in the pattern.

Rusty.

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