Foz do Lizandro Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

Straight up, I’m not gonna sugarcoat it – this is a quiet stretch. We’re looking at a long run of small, cross-onshore slop with very little to get excited about. The first recommendation we get is for Friday the 17th, but it’s a tiny 1 ft from the WNW with a short 8-second period and a cross-on breeze. The combined energy is a weak 32, so there’s nothing pushing in. The water here at Foz do Lizandro is sitting at 68°, which is bang on average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

The outlook doesn’t improve much through the weekend or the start of the following week. Saturday the 18th, Sunday the 19th, and Monday the 20th all offer the same story: small, choppy, and messy. Wave heights barely scrape 3 ft on the Sunday, but with a period of just 6 seconds and a moderate cross-onshore, it’s all chop and no shape. Energy readings stay in the weak to barely moderate range, topping out at 81 on Sunday afternoon.

The only real bump in the road shows up on Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th. We get a pulse of 4 ft to 5 ft from the NNW, but it’s short-period junk at 5 to 6 seconds. The wind is a fresh cross-shore, and the energy jumps to a moderate 135 to 149. That’s the biggest push of the whole forecast, but it’s still a lumpy, cross-chop mess. This is beach-and-reef setup, but with the wind and quality, it looks more interesting for a kite session than a paddle. Definitely not for beginners at that size, and the short period means it’ll be a bit of a grindy wave.

After that, we drop back into tiny surf and flat spells. By the 30th and 31st of July, and into the 1st of August, there’s essentially no swell to speak of – energy readings are down to zero. There’s a ghost of a 0.3 ft southerly with a 20-second period on the 1st of August, but that’s barely a ripple and the wind is howling.

So, the honest truth? There’s no standout here. No day that’s worth a special trip. The best of a bad bunch is the weekend of the 25th and 26th of July, but it’s not clean. If you’re desperate, you could scratch around on the smaller, cleaner days like Wednesday morning the 22nd, when the wind drops to a light breeze and the swell is a tiny 1 ft with a 10-second period – at least it’s less choppy. But really, this is a run of poor conditions. It won’t stay poor forever, but right now, it’s a time to check the wax collection and wait.

Rusty.

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