Farol Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right. We’re looking at a grim picture here for the Parnaíba Delta area, centred on Farol. Honestly, for the next sixteen days, there’s just zero to get excited about. The whole period is one long flat spell of useless surf. Every single session is marked with "poor surf conditions" and scores that are rock bottom.

The best you can say is that we've got small waves limping in. For the first week, from the morning of July 9th all the way through to the end of the week, you’re looking at swell heights hovering around 4ft to 5ft from the ENE and NE. But that's where the good news ends. The period is short – between 4 and 7 seconds – which is just weak, choppy wind-slop. The wind is the killer. It's a constant moderate breeze out of the E, ESE, or NE, blowing cross-on or onshore, turning the surface into a messy, lumpy, blown-out mess. The combined wave energy is mostly in the weak to moderate range, bouncing between 52 and 154.

The water temp is 83°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for the time of year, but that’s small comfort when the conditions are this poor. There’s no standout day, no window of cleaner swell, no switch in the wind. It’s just a monotonous grind of onshore slop.

The second week from July 17th through the 24th is more of the same. Swell sizes dip a bit, with some mornings seeing 3ft to 4ft. The winds shift slightly, but not for the better. On Tuesday the 21st, the morning wind goes cross-shore for a bit, but the swell is still weak and short-period. The whole run is a write-off.

There’s simply no surf worth paddling out for here. With the constant onshore winds and small, weak, short-period waves, this setup is honestly more interesting for a kite surfer than someone with a foamie. A long blank spell like this is pretty normal for this stretch of coast when the trade winds lock in. Don't chase it. Wait for a change.

Rusty.

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