Faja da Areia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’m Rusty, talking about this local stretch we know. Let’s get to it, straight up.

The first couple of days are a dud. No real surf worth mentioning until Tuesday, July 28th. Before that, it’s flat and messy.

Tuesday morning, July 28th, we finally see something. Faja da Areia has a tiny 4 ft swell out of the NE. The period is short (7 seconds), so it’s weak, but the wind is dead calm – glassy, zero wind. The water temp is 75°, which feels a touch warmer than average for the season. The combined energy is weak (142), so not much power. It’s surfable but ordinary. Crowds are rare here, which is nice.

We hit a quiet few days after that. A few glassy patches happen, like the afternoon of August 2nd with a 3 ft NE swell (93 energy), but nothing to get excited about.

Then things shift. By Tuesday, August 4th, the ocean picks up. The morning is glassy again with a 3 ft swell from the WNW. The period climbs to 10 seconds – more shape and energy. The combined swell energy hits 255, a solid moderate push. The forecast points to good surf. This morning session is the best clean surf in the whole stretch. (It’s still over a week away, so don’t treat it as a sure thing.)

The wind turns a little cross-onshore in the afternoons after that, and the swell size builds, but the texture suffers. By Wednesday, August 5th afternoon, we’ve got 8 ft of NNE swell – that’s getting big, too big for beginners (508 energy, moderate-strong). Thursday, August 6th, sees 8 ft of NE swell with a 15 km/h cross-onshore wind. That’s rough, better for a kite than a surfboard.

The real standout to mark on the calendar is Sunday, August 9th. The morning serves up 7 ft of N swell with a long 11-second period (1013 energy – strong!). That’s groundswell, and at a point break like Faja da Areia, which likes the NNW direction, the swell will wrap in nicely and offer long rides if the wind behaves. The wind is a light cross-onshore, but the energy and direction are spot-on for the break. This is expert territory with that size and power.

Bottom line: skip the first few days. The Tuesday morning glass-off is your first real chance at something clean but small. The big standout is August 9th morning – that’s your best bet for real quality. After that, the week slides back into lumpy, cross-onshore slop.

Stay stoked.

Rusty

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