Barra do Sul Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s break down the next couple weeks at Barra do Sul. It’s a fairly flat and ordinary run, with only a couple of clean windows worth your time. Don’t get your hopes up for any big days—this is a pick-and-choose stretch.

The water’s about 67°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, so grab the thinner suit.

The first days are nothing special. Friday the 7th has a tiny 2ft ENE swell, but the wind is all over the place, and by the afternoon it’s gone messy. Saturday the 8th is even smaller, with the swell coming from the SE but lacking any punch. The combined energy is weak (149) to moderate (219), but you’ll mostly be staring at flat, wobbly water.

The first real sign of something clean comes on Wednesday morning, the 12th. It’s still small—around 3ft from the SE—but the wind swings to the southwest and goes light, so it cleans right up. Combined energy sits at 209, and with a 12-second period, there’s some shape to work with. It’s not big, but it’s the first time the place looks surfable. Thursday morning the 13th is similar but weaker, around 2ft, again with light southwest winds. These are your best early calls, but they’re clean little waves, not standouts.

Then the weather turns. From Saturday the 15th, the wind gets messy and the rain rolls in. By Sunday the 16th, the swell pushes up to 4ft–5ft, but it’s coming with a cross-shore south wind that leaves things lumpy and chopped. Combined energy jumps to 281 and 271, but the quality is poor. This rough patch runs through Monday the 17th, when the swell really comes up: 6ft–7ft from the ENE, with strong energy at 626–706. But again, the cross-onshore wind and chop make it a messy, white-capped mess. For a beach setup like this, that’s more of a kite-surf day than a paddle-surf day.

Now, the standout of the whole stretch lands on Tuesday morning, the 18th. The swell drops to a more manageable 5ft from the E, and the wind goes light from the southwest, so it cleans right up. Combined energy is a solid 283, and this is the one time where the size and the conditions finally align. It’s not huge, but it’ll be the best shape you see all fortnight.

After that, Wednesday the 19th morning is clean but smaller at 3ft, then it fades into mush. The final days on the 21st and 22nd stay small, with the 22nd morning offering a small 3ft, but it’s weak and short-period.

So, bottom line: this is a quiet, drawn-out window. The one to circle is Tuesday the 18th morning. Make the most of it, because everything else is small, choppy, or just flat. Leave the board waxed for that one, and don’t bother with the rest.

Rusty.

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