Focene or Baraonda Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for the next couple of weeks.

Well, I gotta be straight with you – this is one of those outlooks where I’m scratching my head more than I’m waxing a board. The surf over the whole 16-day window is barely a whisper. The best we’ve got is tiny, weak stuff, and honestly, it’s all marked as poor surf conditions. There’s no standout day, no real swell to get excited about. We’re looking at a long, flat run with only a few crumbs of knee-high slop.

Let’s start with the only break on the menu, Focene or Baraonda. It’s a beginner-friendly spot, fairly consistent, but with this outlook, even that’s a stretch. The water temp is a scorching 84°F, which is a whopping 6°F warmer than average for this time of year – that’s very unusual, like swimming in a warm bath.

The first week is a total bust. Tuesday morning, July 28th, we see a tiny 2 ft swell from the west with a short period of 5 seconds and weak energy (26). The wind is light cross-off from the NE, so the surface is clean, but there’s just no push. That afternoon, the wind swings onshore and the swell drops even more. Wednesday through Friday, we’re looking at 0.7 ft to 2 ft swells, all with short periods, and the energy level is pathetic – the highest is 21 on Friday morning. Winds are mostly light and cross-off, keeping it clean, but you’d be fighting for a dribble. Saturday and Sunday, August 1st and 2nd, are more of the same: 2 ft or less, weak energy, and the afternoons get choppy with onshore breezes.

The second week doesn’t offer any hope. From Monday, August 3rd through to the end of the forecast on August 12th, the swell is almost non-existent. We’re talking 0.7 ft to 2 ft at best, with periods rarely cracking 6 seconds. The combined energy never gets past 31, which is just a whisper. A few mornings, like August 3rd and August 7th, are glassy, which is a tease because there’s nothing to ride. The wind is often light and cross-off in the mornings, but the afternoons are consistently blown out by onshore westerlies. For a few days, like August 4th and August 12th, the swell just flatlines to zero.

Honestly, this setup is so weak and poor that at a beach break, it’s more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddler. There’s not a single moment I’d call rideable for a proper surf session. The blank run is almost the entire 16 days.

Rusty, signing off.

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