Barrinha Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, checking in from the Barrinha (Barrinha_Vitoria) area. Let's get straight into it.

First off, the water temp is sitting at 74°, which is bang on average for this time of year. No surprises there.

The outlook starts with a bit of a flat spell. Friday the 7th to Sunday the 9th of August are basically a write-off. We're looking at tiny, wind-affected dribble with swell energy barely registering (33 combined energy). Onshore winds are shredding it, so don't even bother.

Monday the 10th sees a slight shift. The swell is still only 1 ft, coming from the SSE, but the wind goes light and clean. It's surfable, but very ordinary. The energy is still weak (75). Not a day to get excited about.

The first real window opens up on Tuesday the 11th and Wednesday the 12th. This is our pick. The swell bumps up to 2 ft from the SSE, the period is a nice 13-14 seconds, and we’ve got clean, moderate offshore winds from the south. The combined energy jumps into the moderate range (403 on Tuesday morning, 293 on Wednesday). It’s not huge, but the conditions will be clean and fun. Barrinha is a fairly consistent spot, and with that offshore flow, it'll be the best it's been all week. The wind is offshore, meaning the waves will hold up well. This is the standout of the whole outlook.

Things get messy again from Thursday the 13th through the weekend. The swell picks up a bit (3 ft to 3 ft), but the wind swings back onshore and cross-onshore from the NE, chopping everything up. Even with a bigger 16-second period groundswell on Friday the 14th, the energy is strong (515), but the wind is just junk. It'll be a lumpy mess, more interesting for kite surfing than a proper paddle session.

The following week, starting Monday the 17th of August, we get a weird one. The swell is 4 ft, but the period drops to a short 6 seconds. It’s a glassy morning, but that short-period swell from the ESE will be weak and crumbly. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. From Tuesday the 18th onward, it all falls apart again with small, wind-affected waves. The last few days of the outlook (20th-21st of August) offer a little clean-up in the surf, with 2 ft to 3 ft waves and light winds, but the energy is low and the surf is just “ordinary” at best.

So, to sum it up: don't bother with the first week. The standouts are Tuesday the 11th and Wednesday the 12th of August with clean, offshore winds and 2 ft SSE swell. After that, it's a gamble with the wind.

Rusty.

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