Focene or Baraonda Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – it’s a tough run ahead. Focene or Baraonda is a beginner-friendly spot that’s fairly consistent, exposed to SW swell, and the wind often blows from the east which is offshore here. But for the next couple of weeks, we’re looking at a whole lot of nothing.

The outlook opens with tiny, weak swell and cross or onshore wind. Monday the 6th starts with a morning clean-up: 0.7ft from the west, period a short 4 seconds, and a light north breeze making it glassy. Combined energy is a pitiful 2. By the afternoon, the wind swings WSW at 9 mph, right onshore, messing up what little is there. Tuesday the 7th is equally grim – tiny 0.3ft waves in the morning with a bit of cross-off wind, but the energy is just 1. Not worth paddling out.

Wednesday the 8th offers a brief moment of hope: morning is glassy, 0.7ft from the south at 4 seconds, but energy is only 2. You could sit on your board and stare at the horizon. The rest of that day and the next few are blown out or flat. There’s a gap from Thursday the 10th through to the end of the first week where we see almost no surf – days of zeros or near-zeros in combined energy.

Now, there is a glimmer. On Sunday the 12th, we get the biggest bump of the whole period: 2ft from the SSW, period 6 seconds. Combined energy hits 20 – that’s the highest we see. The morning wind is E at 6 mph, clean offshore. This is the standout window. It’s small, but clean, and for a beginner spot, it’s the best on offer. The afternoon gets sloppy with a SSW cross-wind.

Monday the 13th morning is still clean, 1ft SSW, with ENE cross-off breeze and energy of 11. Afternoon gets choppy again. After that, it trails off. Wednesday the 16th has a glassy 2ft from the north at 3 seconds in the morning, energy 5, but super short period. Saturday the 18th morning shows 2ft from the NW at 4 seconds, energy 16, with a clean cross-off from the SE. That’s your second-best call, but still tiny.

Overall, there’s a real flat spell here. No standout for experts or long-period groundswell. For beginners, the cleanest, most rideable window is Sunday the 12th morning into Monday the 13th morning. After that, it’s a long gap of poor conditions right through to the end of the 16-day run. For the rest of it, you’re better off checking the forecast again in a few days. Focene is a beach setup and with these tiny, weak swells and onshore afternoon winds, the kite surfers might get more out of it than we will.

Rusty.

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