Barrinha Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks down at Barrinha.

Right off the bat, we’ve got a pretty grim start. Friday the 31st of July is a write-off – tiny 1ft SSE swell with rain showers, and the wind is howling straight onshore. No point even looking at it. The only thing that’s nice is the water temp, sitting at 74°, which is bang on average for this time of year, so at least it’s not freezing.

The first real chance you’ve got is Saturday the 1st of August. The swell bumps up to 4ft from the ESE, but the period is a short, weak 6 seconds. It’s surfable, but the energy is low at 113. The morning looks best with a light cross-offshore breeze from the ESE at 3 mph, making things clean. The afternoon gets a bit messy with a cross-shore wind. It’s small, but it’s the first window.

We then hit a long dry spell. Sunday through to the following Friday are all poor. Onshore winds, lumpy chop, and on the 4th of August, the wind cranks up to 19 mph from the NE, making it a total mess. The swell stays around 3ft but with no quality. Not worth paddling out.

There’s a tiny glimmer on Thursday the 6th of August. The morning goes glassy with zero wind, and there’s a clean 3ft wave from the east. It’s weak, with only 74 energy, but if you’re desperate for a trim, this is the only clean, surfable window in the whole first week.

The next window worth getting excited about doesn’t show up until Friday the 7th of August. In the afternoon, we get a sudden bump of 4ft from the ENE, but it’s a short-period 5 seconds. The wind goes glassy, and the energy is moderate at 139. It’s surfable, but it’s not going to be a classic.

The 8th of August, Saturday morning, is a solid call. Offshore wind from the SSW at 3 mph, a clean 3ft wave from the east, and the energy is up to 166. The wind stays light and cross-off through the afternoon. This is likely the best of the first week – clean, clean, clean.

After that, we’re back into the weeds. The 9th of August brings onshore wind and a drop in size. The 10th and 11th are tiny, with the wind roaring up to 22 mph and the swell down to 0.3ft. It’s a complete dead zone.

The second week looks a bit more promising but it’s a long way out. On Tuesday the 12th, the morning shows a small 2ft wave from the north with a truly pathetic 4-second period and only 24 energy. The wind is offshore, so it’s clean, but you’d be fighting for scraps.

The real standout, and I mean the only one in the whole 16-day window, looks like Saturday the 15th of August. The morning shows a 5ft swell from the south, with a moderate 279 energy. The wind is cross-offshore at 12 mph, so it’s clean. The period is a short 6 seconds, so it’s a bit fat and lumpy, but it’s the biggest, most energetic system of the whole run. The afternoon gets even better – 2ft from the SSE but with a long 13-second period and a big 347 energy reading, with a fresh offshore wind. It’s a classic setup for a clean, lined-up wave. It’s a long-range call, so take it with a pinch of salt, but if that holds, that afternoon is your best bet.

So, cutting through the noise: Saturday the 1st of August morning is a small, clean start. Saturday the 8th of August is the cleanest, most consistent day of the first week. And Saturday the 15th of August is the one to circle on the calendar for the biggest, most powerful swell of the whole period.

Stay frosty, and don't bother with the rest.

Rusty.

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