Faja da Areia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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Let's talk about Faja da Areia. This is a point break setup on the north coast, and it’s an exposed spot that loves a solid NNW swell to get going. It’s a beginner-friendly wave, but it’s inconsistent, so you gotta be patient. The water temp is about right for this time of year, nothing out of the ordinary.

The first few days bring some real size, but the wind kills it. Saturday, August 23rd, kicks off with a solid 10ft swell from the NNW with a long 13-second period. The combined energy is big at 2953, so there’s plenty of power. But the wind is a stubborn WNW cross to cross-onshore, turning those big lines into a choppy, bumpy mess. Sunday the 24th drops to 8ft with a light offshore from the NNW in the morning, but it’s still not clean. Monday the 25th is where you need to pay attention. The swell drops to 5ft from the N, period drops to a clean 9 seconds, and the wind goes glassy. That is clean, fun-sized surf on a point with offshore flow. The combined energy is a moderate 310. That Tuesday morning, August 25th, is the standout of the first week.

Things go flat mid-week with weak energy readings below 100. That’s a gap of a few days with nothing worth getting wet for. Then Friday the 28th sees a new pulse of NNW swell, hitting 7ft by the afternoon with a long 11-second period. The combined energy jumps to 2075, so there’s proper power. But again, the wind swings cross-onshore from the NE. For a point break, that’s a heartbreaker. If you're a seasoned surfer who doesn't mind a bumpy ride, there's some meaty size.

Into the second week, the pattern shifts to smaller, weaker ENE and NE windswell. The periods are short, around 6 to 8 seconds, and the combined energy stays in the low hundreds. The wind is mostly cross-onshore. There’s a brief moment on Sunday, August 30th, with a glassy morning and 3ft from the NNW, but the period is only 9 seconds and the energy is weak at 252. Nothing really fires. Long stretches here where the combined energy barely cracks 200. It’s a poor run of small, weak surf.

The best bet across the whole 16 days is that Tuesday morning, August 25th. Glassy, 5ft of N swell with a reasonable period. It’s not big, but for a beginner-friendly point with clean faces, that’s your window. The later pulse of size on the 28th has the grunt but lacks the wind to make it a classic.

Rusty.

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