Faria Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it for Faria.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: this 16-day stretch is looking pretty flat and frustrating. We’ve got a long gap before anything even vaguely rideable shows up, and even then, the quality just isn’t there. The first real recommendation doesn’t kick in until the morning of Saturday the 5th, but even that’s a marginal call at best.

Saturday 5th September kicks things off with a small 2ft SSW groundswell. The period is a solid 16 seconds, so there’s some decent energy in the water (combined energy 367). The water is sitting at 70°, which is a whopping 6° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s very unusual, you’ll definitely feel it. But here’s the problem: the wind is a light cross-on from the S in the morning, and shifting to a cross-on W in the afternoon. It’s not howling, but it’s enough to mess with the surface. The break is fairly exposed to the SW, so it’s picking up that long-period energy, but this is a beach-and-reef setup. With that long period, the waves might be a bit too straight for the beach breaks, making it a better bet for the reef. Honestly, for the size and the wind, this is a tough sell for a paddle. It might actually be more interesting for the kite crew.

Sunday 6th is more of the same: a slightly bigger 3ft S swell, but the period drops to 13 seconds. The wind is a light cross-shore from the SSE in the morning, which is a bit better, but still not clean. The afternoon gets worse with a cross-on W breeze.

Monday 7th morning sees a tiny 3ft S swell with the wind going *on* from the WSW at 6 mph. It’s clean in the sense of no chop, but onshore wind on a small wave is never a good look. The afternoon gets gustier and choppier.

After Monday, it’s a real grind. From Tuesday 8th right through to Saturday 19th September, the swell stays tiny – mostly between 0.7ft and 3ft – with almost every session rated as “poor.” The combined energy drops into the double and low triple digits, barely making a ripple. The wind does go offshore from the SW or WSW on most mornings, but with no wave height to work with, it’s just clean, flat water.

There is a very brief flicker on Saturday 19th September morning with a 1ft SSW swell and a long 18-second period, giving a combined energy of 202. The wind is light offshore from the SSW at 3 mph. But again, 1ft is barely a ripple, even if it’s glassy.

The Verdict: Honestly, the best I can give you is the Saturday 5th morning, but that’s not saying much. The combination of a tiny, long-period groundswell and cross-onshore wind makes for a messy, low-quality session. The crowd profile says “sometimes,” so you might have company for some pretty average waves. If you’re a beginner, that 2ft is small enough to learn on, but the cross-onshore wind won’t help. For everyone else, I’d save the energy. The rest of the forecast is a write-off. It’s one of those runs where a blank period is just normal for the area.

Rusty.

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