Barrinha Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s heading our way.

We’ve got a short, sharp window of good surf starting Monday the 13th, but it fades out fast. The real standout is the Monday morning session. After that, we’re looking at a long stretch of flat, messy conditions right through the middle of the week and into the weekend. The next decent chance doesn’t pop up until Wednesday the 22nd, so there’s a big gap of over a week where the picks are slim.

Barrinha is the only game in town. Monday the 13th morning is the one to aim for – clear skies, a light offshore breeze from the southwest, and a solid 6.6ft south swell with a period of 8 seconds. That’s punchy stuff, with strong wave energy (1076). The water is way colder than normal for this time of year, sitting at 59°F, nearly 7°F colder than average – that’s a serious anomaly, so you’ll want the thickest wetsuit you’ve got. This is the best the whole outlook has to offer, but come Monday afternoon, the wind turns cross-offshore, the swell drops to 5ft, and the energy is much weaker (411). The report says it’s marginal, so the morning is the only real window.

Tuesday the 14th morning is clean and glassy with a light northwesterly wind, and a 5.9ft swell from the southeast at 10 seconds. That’s a nice, clean wave, but the energy is moderate (602). It’s surfable, but the afternoon turns to a cross-onshore wind and the quality drops.

From Wednesday the 15th right through to Sunday the 19th, it’s a write-off. The wind is onshore, the swell is dropping, and it gets really small and choppy. Not worth paddling out.

Monday the 20th morning is glassy again, but the swell is only 1.3ft – not enough to get excited about. Then Tuesday the 21st has some clean cross-offshore winds, but the swell is small and the reports are marginal.

Here’s the next real highlight: Wednesday the 22nd morning. We’ve got rain showers, but the wind is light and clean from the southwest (cross-offshore), and a 4.9ft swell from the south-southeast at a very long 12 seconds rolls in. That’s a beautiful groundswell with moderate to strong energy (716). This is your second-best call of the whole outlook – a proper, clean, long-period swell. The best place for a long-period swell like this is a point or a reef, but at Barrinha, a beach break, it might be a bit straight. Still, with those conditions, it’s worth a look.

The rest of the month looks average. Saturday the 25th morning has a clean 3.6ft south swell with offshore winds, and Sunday the 26th morning has a very promising 4.3ft southeast swell at 12 seconds with gentle offshore winds and strong energy (693). That’s another good call, but it’s a week and a half out, so keep an eye on the forecasts.

So, to sum it up: Monday the 13th morning is the absolute pick of the bunch, with Wednesday the 22nd morning as a solid backup. The middle of the week is dead, and the long-range stuff is interesting but not guaranteed.

Stay stoked, catch the good ones.

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