Bicas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's talk about Bicas. I've got the whole 16-day window laid out, and I'm gonna be straight with you – there's nothing to get excited about. Not a single standout session in the whole run. The waves are tiny, the wind is mostly onshore, and the whole setup just isn't cooperating.

Bicas is a reef break that rarely breaks anyway, so a run of poor surf is pretty normal for this spot. The guidance tells me it works best with a swell from the west, but we're seeing tiny little WNW and NW pulses all the way through, never getting above 5 ft, and that's only on July 27th afternoon with a fresh onshore breeze. The water temp is sitting around 69°F, which is pretty average for the time of year – nothing unusual there.

Let's run through the dates. From July 17th right through to July 31st, it's a total bust. Every day has "poor surf conditions" marked. The wind is almost always onshore from the northwest, blowing straight onto the break, and the swell heights are measly – mostly under 3 ft. Even when the period stretches a bit, like on July 21st morning with 1 ft and 11 seconds, the combined energy is only 43 (weak) and the wind is onshore. Not worth paddling out.

The only flicker of hope comes on August 1st, Saturday morning. The forecast shows a light cross-offshore breeze from the east-southeast, and the conditions are described as "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions" – that's the only time all period the score isn't zero, and it's a 1 out of 10. Swell is a pathetic 2 ft from the northwest, period 8 seconds, combined energy just 60 (weak). Sure, the wind might make it clean, but the waves are so small it's barely a ripple. By the afternoon, it's back to onshore and poor again.

Bottom line: if you're dreaming of surfing Bicas in this 16-day stretch, forget it. This is a spot that rarely breaks, and this forecast confirms it. Sometimes it just stays flat, and the forecasts can change, but right now there's nothing worth chasing.

Stay patient, keep an eye on the charts, and maybe go for a paddleboard session somewhere else. This one's a dud.

Rusty.

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