Faria Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on offer for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it's looking pretty grim. We've got a long stretch of nothing much to get excited about. The whole 16-day window is a bit of a bust, with only a few sessions that are even worth calling marginal, let alone good. You'll be waiting a long time between any real highlights.

Let's talk about Faria. It's a beach and reef set-up, fairly exposed to the swell, and it likes a SW direction. The water is absolutely balmy, running at 70°, which is a whopping 7° warmer than usual for this time of year. That's very unusual, a real outlier.

The first week starts off with a thud. Thursday the 23rd has some swell, with a 2ft S swell and a 13-second period, but the wind is onshore and the conditions are just poor. The combined energy is moderate at 202. That afternoon, the wind stays onshore and the swell is a messy 4ft from the W with a short, weak 6-second period. Not worth a paddle.

Friday the 24th through Monday the 28th is a real desert. The swell is tiny, mostly under 3ft, with long periods over 15 seconds, but the wind is pretty much onshore the whole time. The combined energy fluctuates between moderate and strong (up to 416), but it's all for nothing with those winds. The only thing that changes is a few sessions get a "marginal" tag, but with poor surf conditions, it's just not happening.

The only flicker of hope comes on Thursday the 31st of July. In the morning, a 2ft SSE swell with a 15-second period is met with a light cross-onshore breeze, giving us "light cross-onshore with small wind ripples". The combined energy is strong at 396. The afternoon improves a little – a 3ft S swell with the same 15-second period, and still that light cross-onshore. The energy jumps to 460. It's still a "poor surf conditions" report, but it's the closest thing to a pulse we've got. That long period groundswell will be breaking a bit straight on the beach, so it wouldn't be the best shape, but it's the only time the numbers are even close to interesting.

After that, into the first week of August, the energy drops right off. The combined energy falls into the weak zone, with values down in the 40s and 70s. The swell is tiny, the wind is a mess of cross-onshore, and it's just not worth talking about. The whole setup is a washout. For a spot that's fairly consistent, this is a painful run. Don't hold your breath.

Rusty.

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