Faria Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Faria.

Honestly, it’s a rough run for the next two weeks. The whole 16-day window is basically a write-off for proper surf. We’ve got a long, painful gap right from the start with nothing rideable. The first sniff of something that isn’t totally hopeless doesn’t show until Tuesday the 8th of September, and even then, it’s marginal at best. That’s a solid ten days of flat or messy nothingness.

Let’s break it down. From now through to Monday the 7th, it’s all poor surf conditions. Tiny little swells, mostly under 2 ft, with a short to moderate period. The wind is constantly onshore or cross-onshore from the SW or WSW, keeping it choppy and messy. The wave energy is weak to moderate at best, with readings around 121 to 355. For a beach and reef set-up like Faria, it’s not worth paddling out.

The best we get in the whole outlook is the morning of Thursday the 10th of September. That morning it goes glassy with a light 3 mph offshore from the SW. Swell is only 2 ft but with a very long 17-second period from the SW, which is a proper groundswell. The combined energy is moderate at 222. For a reef and river break, that long period can work, but at that size it’s barely a knee-high dribble. It’s the only time the wind cleans it up, but it’s not exactly a standout. The water is currently much warmer than normal, about 71°, which is over 7° above average – very unusual for this time of year.

Later that Thursday afternoon, the swell bumps up to 5 ft from the west but with a poor 6-second wind swell period and onshore wind. That one’s a mess and too junky for surfing – more of a kite session if anything.

For the rest of the second week, into the 13th, it’s back to tiny swell and poor wind. Nothing to get excited about.

So, to sum it up: there are no real standouts here. The Thursday 10th morning is the only time you’d even bother to look, and that’s a long shot. This is a blank run, and for Faria, that’s pretty normal when the summer pattern locks in. Don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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