Bicas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Bicas over the next couple of weeks. I’ll be straight with you – it’s a grim stretch for most of it, but there’s a light at the end of the tunnel if you’re patient.

Bicas is a reef break that’s rarely breaking, so we’re already up against it. The whole first week is a write-off. Thursday the 10th kicks off with poor surf conditions, a messy 4 ft NW swell with a short 8-second period, and a cross-on wind. It just gets worse from there. We’ve got a solid gap of nothing worthwhile until we hit the morning of Saturday the 12th. That morning offers a tiny 2 ft NW swell, but it’s glassy. The combined energy is weak at 79, and the waves are just ordinary. Not worth paddling out for.

The morning of Sunday the 13th sees a bit more energy, with a 1 ft NW swell but a long 13-second period pushing the combined energy to 153. The wind is light offshore from the SE, so it’s clean. Still, the size is tiny, and the break is rarely breaking to begin with. Monday the 14th morning is similar – glassy conditions on a 2 ft NW swell (155 energy) – but it’s still just surfable, not good.

The middle of the week gets bigger but uglier. Wednesday the 16th morning has a 5 ft NW swell, but it’s a lumpy, cross-onshore mess with a fresh breeze. The energy is up to 386, but the quality is poor. This trend continues into Thursday the 17th with a 5 ft NW swell, again poor conditions. Honestly, this stretch looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Finally, we get a window. Friday morning the 18th is the standout for the first half of the outlook. The wind goes glassy, and we’ve got a 4 ft NW swell with a 10-second period, delivering 211 energy. The report says “expect good surf conditions,” and with that clean, glassy surface, this is your best bet for a proper session. It’s still a rarely-breaking reef, so don’t expect a circus, but if it’s on, it’ll be clean.

We then go back into a long, dry spell of poor conditions and tiny swell through the 19th, 20th, 21st, and 22nd. Nothing worth chasing.

The real prize, and I mean the one to circle on your calendar, is Friday the 25th of September. The morning shows a 4 ft NW swell with a very long 16-second period, cranking the combined energy up to 872 – that’s strong wave energy. The wind is calm, glassy. The forecast says “expect very good surf conditions.” This is a long-range call, so it’s promising but not locked in yet. The long period means it’ll be a proper groundswell, which for a reef break like Bicas is a beautiful thing. It’ll be a bit more powerful and the sets will have some space between them. The afternoon bumps up to 7 ft from the NW, but that’s a bit too big for the average punter, and the wind goes cross-on, making it choppy. The morning session is the one.

The water temp is sitting at 69°F, which is spot on average for this time of year.

So, to sum it up: don’t bother with anything until the 18th morning for a clean, small wave. The big one to watch is Friday the 25th morning – that’s the real standout. Be patient.

Rusty.

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