Marataizes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s cooking for our local stretch.

Honestly, it’s a pretty flat and frustrated picture for the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak swell and onshore winds that are going to keep things mostly messy. The most notable thing is that from now, the 15th of July, right through to the end of the month, the surf is almost always too small and too wind-affected to get excited about. There are a few windows where the morning conditions clean up, but the swell is tiny.

The only real window of interest comes on Thursday morning, the 16th of July, at Marataizes. It’s a beginner-friendly spot, exposed to the south, but it's inconsistent. The water is a warm 75° with a water temperature anomaly of 0.7°, so it’s about average for the time of year. We’ll see a 2ft swell from the ESE, with a period of 11 seconds. That’s a long-period groundswell, which will give the waves some shape but with long lulls between sets. The wind is light and cross-offshore from the north at 6 mph, making it glassy clean. The combined wave energy is weak (100). It’s not going to be stellar, but it’s the best we’ve got in this run.

The Thursday afternoon immediately gets blown out by a strong east wind.

Friday the 17th morning has a similar clean look, with a 4ft swell from the east, but the period drops to just 6 seconds (short-period windswell), which will be weak and crumbly. The combined energy is moderate (177). The Friday afternoon and the entire weekend into next week just get hammered by strong onshore winds, with the swell rarely breaking 3ft.

The second week, from around the 22nd of July onward, is a write-off. The swell drops to nothing, mostly under 2ft, and the wind keeps coming from the east or northeast, ruining any chance of clean surf. The combined energy levels are barely registering (27 to 62). The only notable thing is a glassy morning on the 25th of July with 2ft, but it’s virtually flat.

For a surfer, this is a real bummer. There’s just not enough energy or clean wind to make a session worthwhile. If you’re desperate, the Thursday 16th morning is the pick, but it’s a call for the longboard or a beginner to get some practice on small, clean waves. Otherwise, it’s a good time to check the forecast again in a few days. For kite surfing, the strong afternoon cross-onshore winds and the small, lumpy surf might be more interesting than paddle surfing, especially around the 17th to the 20th.

Rusty.

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