Barrinha Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s talk about what’s on offer at Barrinha.

First thing to know: the water’s sitting at 75° right now, which is just about bang on average for the time of year—nothing unusual there, just your typical warm summer bath.

The next couple of days are a write-off, plain and simple. Monday afternoon sees a bit of light rain and a fresh 19 mph offshore wind, but with only 3 ft of swell and a combined energy of 325 (moderate), it’s marginal at best. Tuesday’s a total mess—strong winds, short-period junk, and poor surf conditions all day. Wednesday morning shows some promise with a 5 ft SE swell, period of 11 seconds, and a light offshore breeze. The combined energy hits 534 (moderate), and the conditions are clean. That’s your first real window, and it’s a good one. Wednesday afternoon stays clean too, with a 5 ft SE swell and a gentle cross-offshore breeze. Thursday morning (16th July) is the standout of the week: glassy conditions, 5 ft of SE groundswell at 11 seconds, and combined energy of 431 (moderate). The waves will be well-shaped and clean—this is the session to aim for. The winds are near zero, so it’ll be silky smooth. After that, Thursday afternoon shifts to a moderate cross-onshore breeze and the quality drops away.

From Friday 17th through to Monday 20th, it’s a long stretch of poor surf. Onshore winds, short-period slop, and combined energy dropping as low as 111 (weak). Not worth paddling out. Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd are similarly poor—fresh cross-onshore winds and lumpy conditions. The 23rd of July has a glassy moment in the morning with 4 ft of short-period S swell and combined energy of 239 (weak), but it’s very ordinary and the afternoon turns choppy again.

The real highlight comes late in the window. On Saturday 25th July, the afternoon serves up a punchy 6 ft ESE swell with a short 7-second period, but it’s blowing offshore at 19 mph. The combined energy rockets to 898 (strong). That’s a big, clean, powerful wave—but with that short period, it’ll be a bit walled-up and fast. Best for experienced surfers. Sunday 26th July keeps the fun going: morning has 5 ft ESE swell, gentle offshore wind, and combined energy of 344 (moderate). The afternoon is clean with a light cross-offshore breeze. Those two days are the best of the second week. After that, Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th fall back into onshore junk.

The standout across the whole 16 days is Thursday 16th July morning—glassy, 5 ft of clean SE groundswell at 11 seconds, moderate energy, and Barrinha handles that direction well. For the second week, Saturday 25th July afternoon is the other big one, but it’s short-period and powerful, so it’s more of a charger’s wave. Crowds are possible at Barrinha, so get in early for the best of it.

Rusty.

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