Buritaca Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at what’s on the table for Buritaca over the next couple of weeks. It’s a river/point setup, very consistent, exposed to the NE swell, and that’s the direction it loves best. The water’s sitting at a pretty warm 81°F, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so no weirdness there.

We’ve got a bit of a slow start. Friday morning the 24th is looking marginal – there’s a 4ft NE swell with a short period of 7 seconds, combined energy is weak (174), and the wind is cross-onshore. Not worth paddling out for. But later that same Friday afternoon, the wind drops to glassy, zero mph, and the swell holds at 4ft with a slightly better 8-second period. That’s a nice little cheeky session if you can sneak in between the risk of thunderstorms. The combined energy bumps up to a moderate 221.

Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th stay pretty average. The swell sticks around 5ft to 6ft, but the wind stays cross-onshore most of the time, keeping things a bit bumpy. The energy is moderate, topping out around 311. Sunday afternoon gets glassy again with a 4ft NE swell, but the period is short and it’s still just ordinary conditions.

Monday the 27th and Tuesday the 28th are very small, right down to 4ft to 4ft. The energy drops off, and it’s just not worth getting wet for anything but a longboard or a foamie on a flat day. There’s a glassy session Tuesday afternoon with 4ft and 8-second period, but it’s still very ordinary.

Now, the first real standout is Thursday morning the 30th of July. The wind goes dead calm – glassy as it gets – and the swell pushes up to 6ft from the NE with an 8-second period. The combined energy jumps to a strong 486. That’s proper clean, punchy waves at the point. This is the best session of the first week without a doubt. Glassy, consistent, good size. The afternoon stays okay but the cross-onshore wind messes with the surface a bit.

Friday the 31st of July morning has a 7ft NE swell with a 9-second period and glassy wind – combined energy hits 734 (moderate to strong). But the caveat here is that the surf is predicted to be too big for this break. It’s a river/point, so it can handle a bit, but over 7ft it starts to get real powerful and maybe a bit too much for the usual lineup. That said, Friday afternoon sees the swell drop to 6ft, still glassy, with 9-second period and energy at 794 – that’s a solid window if you’re an experienced surfer who knows the break well. This one is promising but less certain given the size warning.

From the 1st of August through the 4th, there’s a bit of a mix. Saturday the 1st has some cross-shore wind and 5ft swell, but the afternoon goes glassy with 4ft – decent but nothing special. Sunday morning the 2nd is 5ft NE with cross-onshore wind, nothing to write home about. Then Monday and Tuesday the 3rd and 4th see the swell jump to 7ft and 8ft again, with combined energy hitting 984 – very strong. But again, the forecast calls it too big for the break. At 8ft, this is expert-only territory, and even then, the point might be closing out or washing through.

The second week from the 5th of August onwards settles back to moderate size, around 5ft to 6ft, but the wind is mostly cross-onshore or cross-shore, keeping conditions average. The energy stays moderate, between 251 and 493. The best of that later period is Friday afternoon the 7th, where the wind turns offshore at 10 mph, and the swell hits 6ft NE with 8-second period and combined energy of 493. That’s the pick of the second week, but it’s still a marginal forecast.

Overall, if you’re itching for waves, Thursday morning July 30th is the gem – glassy, 6ft NE, strong energy, and the point will be peeling nicely. The Friday July 31st afternoon is also a standout if you’re solid enough to handle the size. After that, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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