Faria Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m lookin’ at the surf picture for the next couple of weeks. Straight up – it’s a real quiet stretch. We’ve got a run of days with pretty much nothing worth paddling out for, so let’s get into it.

The whole 16-day window is a flat spell for Faria, a beach and reef set-up that’s fairly exposed to the swell. The first recommendation comes right at the start, on Saturday afternoon, August 1st. The swell is tiny, only about 2 ft from the S, with a period of 12 seconds – not bad for shape, but the energy is weak (129). Wind is cross-on from the WSW at 15 km/h (about 9 mph), so it’s gonna be choppy and messy. The water temperature is sitting at 70°, which is a whopping 7° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s really unusual, like a warm bath, but it’s not gonna make the waves any better.

This poor run keeps going. Sunday the 2nd, Monday the 3rd, Tuesday the 4th – it’s all tiny, weak swells and cross-on or onshore winds. The wave heights bounce between 1.0 ft and 2 ft, periods are all over the place, and the combined energy rarely gets out of the double digits. We see a little bump on Friday the 7th with a 1.0 ft, 19-second groundswell from the SSW – that’s a very long period, which *should* mean good shape, but the energy is only moderate (120). Still, the wind is light and onshore, so it’s not clean. The waves are just too small to do anything with.

Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th roll in with similar tiny swell, light winds, but the cross-onshore component keeps it bumpy. By Monday the 10th, the swell direction shifts to SSW with a period of 14 seconds, combined energy up to 146 (moderate), but the wave height is still stuck at 1 ft. It’s just not enough push. This pattern of ankle-biters continues through the second week: Tuesday the 11th through to Sunday the 16th. The best we see is on Sunday the 16th morning with a 2 ft, 15-second SSW swell and light onshore wind, energy at 179 (moderate). That’s the biggest swell of the whole outlook, but it’s still tiny and the wind is only light onshore – not really clean.

There are no standouts here. The swell never gets above 2 ft, so it’s never even a beginner-friendly size, let alone something for the experienced. The winds are almost always cross-on or onshore, so the surface is rarely glassy. Faria is a fairly consistent spot, but in this 16-day window, it just doesn’t fire. If you’re a kiter, with that light cross-onshore breeze and tiny waves, you might get a little session on the flatter days, but for a surfer, it’s a long wait.

Honestly, this is one of those blank runs that happens. The forecast can always shift, but right now, I’d leave the board in the car.

Stay patient,
Rusty

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