Faria Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – it’s a bit of a tough run ahead on the surf front. The whole 16-day window is pretty flat and underwhelming. We’ve got a long stretch of days with barely enough swell to get excited about, so don’t be rushing to wax up just yet.

We’re looking at Faria, a beach and reef setup that’s fairly exposed to the swell. The water temp is sitting pretty average for this time of year, nothing unusual to report there. The first proper surf we see kicks off on Friday, July 31st, with a tiny 2ft swell from the SSW, with a 14-second period – that’s a long-period groundswell, but it’s just too small. Combined wave energy is weak at 238 (moderate energy). The wind is light and onshore in the morning, but it’s onshore, so the surface won’t be glassy. It’s gonna be poor surf conditions, no two ways about it.

Saturday, August 1st, through the following week is more of the same. Swell heights stay below 2ft, mostly from the W or SW, with periods ranging from 7 to 9 seconds – that’s short-period, weak, junk. The wind is mostly a light breeze but onshore or cross-onshore, so the surface is gonna be choppy or at best, rippled. Combined energy drops into the 100s and even into the 80s and 50s, which is weak to moderate. The best you can say is that the onshore wind is light, but it’s still not glassy. For a beginner, the small size is workable, but the quality is just not there.

We do get a pulse of longer-period energy around August 7th and 8th, with a 19-second period from the SSW. That’s very long-period groundswell, which can make for a nice shape at a reef break like this, but again the swell height is only 1.0ft to 1ft. The combined energy bumps up to 147 (moderate), but the wind is still onshore or cross-onshore, so it’s gonna be bumpy. It’s a little tease, but nothing to get your hopes up about.

The real standout, if you can call it that, is the morning of Saturday, August 15th. We’ve got a 2ft swell from the SSW with a 17-second period, and the wind is light and onshore, but the combined energy jumps to 238 (moderate). The period is long, so the waves will have some shape and push, but the size is still tiny. It’s the best of a bad bunch, but honestly, it’s still a poor surf day.

The whole stretch is a series of poor surf conditions. There are no gaps of good surf, just a long, flat run. The break is fairly consistent, but with no swell, that doesn’t mean much. The wind is never truly offshore, so the surface is always a bit messy. This is a beach and reef setup, so with the small, weak swell and onshore wind, it’s more interesting for the kite surfers than for paddle surfing.

Rusty.

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