Faja da Areia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up.

Honestly, it’s a pretty flat and frustrating stretch ahead for Faja da Areia. We’ve got a long dry spell before anything even looks rideable, and even then, it’s never going to be pumping. The first real glimmer of hope doesn't show up until Saturday the 5th of September.

The whole first week is mostly a write-off. From Monday the 31st of August right through to Friday the 4th, it’s a mix of poor surf and marginal conditions, with the combined swell energy sitting between 150 and 334 – just weak to moderate energy, and the wind is always messing it up with that light cross-onshore breeze.

Then, on Saturday the 5th of September morning, we finally get a break. The wind goes glassy, dead calm, which is a massive positive. The swell is coming from the NE at 4 ft with a short, weak 7-second period. The combined energy is low at 174. It’s surfable, but just ordinary. That’s your best bet in the near term, and it’s really just for a paddle.

After that, it gets a bit more interesting but still tricky. On Sunday the 6th of September, a longer-period swell shows up – NNW at 2 ft with a 13-second period in the morning, building to 3 ft and 12 seconds by the afternoon, with the combined energy rising to 395. This is a proper groundswell, but the direction (NNW) is cross-on for Faja da Areia and the wind is light cross-on as well. Monday the 7th of September sees the biggest combined energy for the whole run, with 610 in the morning from a NW 4 ft swell at 13 seconds, but again, that cross-onshore wind (NNE at 3 mph) keeps it marginal. These days are for the keen, optimistic surfer, not for a standout session.

The second week is pretty quiet again. There’s a couple of glassy mornings on the 12th and 13th of September, with small NNW swell around 2 ft to 3 ft and short periods (8-9 seconds), but it’s just small, weak, and ordinary. The combined energy barely breaks 100 in places (96 on Sunday the 13th morning). It’s not really worth getting excited about.

There is one longer-range possibility: Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th of September see a little pulse from the WNW at 3 ft with an 11-second period and combined energy in the 290-359 range. The wind is cross-shore, not ideal, but it’s at least clean-ish. Still, it’s marginal. The best wave in the entire 16-day window is honestly that Saturday the 5th of September morning glass-off, but with such small, weak swell, it’s just a fun, quiet paddle. For a standout, it’s the cleanest conditions, but the waves are tiny.

Rusty.

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