Bicas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – we’ve got a 16-day window on the table and it’s a tough one. The only break on the radar is Bicas, a reef setup that rarely breaks and even when it does, it’s an advanced wave. The whole run is a real struggle. Between the first surf recommendation on Thursday the 23rd of July and the last decent looking window on Tuesday the 4th of August, there’s a solid 12-day gap where the surf is just poor. After that, it’s right back to the same story. So, temper your expectations.

We start off on Thursday morning the 23rd of July at Bicas. Swell is tiny at 1.6 ft out of the WNW, with a short period of 5 seconds. The wind is NW at 9 mph, blowing straight onshore, and the combined energy is a weak 39. It’s just poor surf conditions. The water temp is a normal 68.5° for the time of year. Nothing to get excited about. Thursday afternoon bumps up to 3.0 ft and a 9 second period, but the wind picks up to 19 mph onshore, so it’s messy.

Friday the 24th keeps the pattern going: 2.0 ft to 3.3 ft waves, onshore wind, poor conditions. Saturday the 25th sees a slight increase with 3.6 ft to 4.6 ft swell from the NW, period at 7 seconds, and the combined energy hits 127 in the morning, climbing to 186 in the afternoon. But the wind is blowing 16 to 22 mph onshore, completely ruining any chance of a clean wave. Just a blown-out mess.

Sunday the 26th is similar. 3.6 ft to 4.3 ft, NW wind, and the cross-onshore breeze makes it choppy. The energy is moderate at 156 and 183, but it’s all windslop. The whole first week is a write-off. Onshore winds and poor surf conditions are the only story.

The only glimmer of hope comes on Tuesday the 4th of August. The morning at Bicas shows a 1.6 ft swell from the W, but with an 11-second period, that’s some longer period energy. The wind is SSW at 6 mph, blowing cross-offshore, which means clean conditions. The combined energy is 70, still weak, but the wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” That’s the best we get. It’s a tiny waist-high wave, clean, but it’s a rare break that’s inconsistent. For a surfer who knows the reef, it might be worth a paddle. But don’t expect much.

The rest of the run after that is poor again. The 5th of August has 2.0 ft to 2.3 ft with onshore wind, and the 6th is 2.3 ft to 2.6 ft with the same story. The whole thing is a dud. For a spot that rarely breaks, this is a very normal, empty run.

Stay patient, crew. The ocean will come around.

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