Faja da Areia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. We’re looking at the next 16 days for this spot, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch. The pattern is pretty grim for most of the period, with a long, frustrating gap of flat or poor conditions before we finally see a tiny flicker of hope right at the end.

The first real chance to paddle out is on the afternoon of the 14th of July. Faja da Areia is a point break, so it’s got that going for it, but it’s inconsistent, so don’t get your hopes up too high. The water is a touch warmer than normal at 74°F.

Tuesday afternoon, the 14th, we’ve got a tiny 2ft swell from the north with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is weak at just 92. The wind is glassy from the WSW at 3 mph, which is lovely and clean. But honestly, the overall conditions are just ordinary. It’s surfable, but barely worth changing out of your street clothes for.

Then we hit a massive dead zone. From Wednesday the 15th all the way through to the afternoon of the 27th of July, the score is zero. That’s nearly two weeks of nothing. The wind is often cross-onshore, the swell is tiny or short-period, and even when the energy picks up a bit – like around the 20th and 21st when the combined energy climbs into the 200s – the quality is still poor. The wind is from the NNE at 6 mph, which gives it that light cross-onshore bump that just ruins the face. It’s not our kind of surf.

The one and only standout – and I mean the *only* one – comes on the afternoon of Monday the 27th of July. Finally, the wind goes glassy again, this time from the NW at 3 mph. The swell is a modest 4ft from the NNE with a period of 7 seconds, and the combined energy is a moderate 233. The forecast actually says “expect good surf conditions.” It’s the first time we’ve seen that in the whole run. It’s not a big swell, but with that glassy wind, the point at Faja da Areia could offer up a few clean, fun rides. This is a true standout in an otherwise bleak outlook.

After that, the 28th and 29th look like we’re sliding back into the muck.

So, save your energy for that Monday afternoon on the 27th. The rest of the window is a write-off, but that one session might just be worth the wait for the patient few.

Rusty.

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