Faja da Areia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what the next couple of weeks are serving up for us. It’s a bit of a slow burn, so patience is going to be your best mate.

We start off with a bit of size on the Thursday, the 2nd of July, at Faja da Areia. Swell is coming from the NNE at 8ft with a 9-second period, but that NE wind is blowing cross-on, making it a bit of a messy affair. The water is sitting at 72°, which is pretty average for this time of year. The energy is moderate at best (951). It's surfable, but nothing to write home about.

Friday the 3rd drops a touch to 7ft in the morning, still cross-on, and by the afternoon the wind goes more cross with a bit from the east. Still, it’s not clean. The swell energy is dropping through the 900s and into the 700s.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. Saturday the 4th of July is your standout window. The morning serves up 5ft from the NNE with a 10-second period and glassy conditions. That’s clean, that’s what we want. The energy is moderate (441). It’s a bit small for the bigger boards, but for a smooth, fun session on a point break, this is the pick of the opening days. The afternoon stays glassy with 5ft. Fair warning though: this spot is inconsistent and it’s a beginner-friendly point break, so if it’s breaking, there will be a few people out, especially with the sun out.

Sunday the 5th sees the size drop to 3ft. The morning is glassy and clean, but it’s small. By the afternoon the wind goes cross-on and it’s pretty much done.

From Monday the 6th all the way through to Thursday the 9th, we have a real dry spell. Swell drops below 2ft and the energy is weak (down to 41). Most sessions are rated poor. Don’t bother.

There’s a tiny flicker on Friday the 10th with a 3ft NW windswell, period a short 6 seconds, but the wind is onshore or cross-on, and the quality is poor. Then another gap.

Saturday the 11th of July sees a sliver of hope: 1.0ft from the NNW with a very long 15-second period in the morning and glassy winds. That’s a pure groundswell, but only 1.0ft. It’s a tease. The energy is weak (79). It’s surfable but very marginal.

The rest of the second week, from Sunday the 12th through to Friday the 17th, remains tiny. The swell hangs around 2ft to 4ft, but the periods are short (5-8 seconds) and the wind is mostly cross-on or onshore. The combined energy never gets out of the double digits or low triple digits, and the commentary is consistently poor. Thursday the 16th and Friday the 17th see an uptick to 3ft and 4ft, but with a 5-second period, it’s just lumpy wind chop. Not for paddling.

So, to sum it up: you’ve got one real window that’s worth paddling out for, and that’s Saturday the 4th of July. If you can get out there for those glassy, clean morning waves, you’ll be smiling. Everything else in this 16-day stretch is a write-off or just too small to get excited about. It’s a typical summer lull, but forecasts can always change.

Stay salty.
Rusty

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