Meia Praia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Well, grab a coffee, because I’ve got the long-range picture for Meia Praia, and it’s a quiet one.

Right from Thursday morning the 13th of August, it’s flat. Honestly, the whole 16-day window is a struggle for surf. There is no real swell to speak of. We're looking at tiny bits of energy, nothing over 1 ft, and the combined swell energy barely ever gets into double digits – mostly between 0 and 24 (weak energy). The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing wild.

Thursday the 13th is a no-go, zero surf. Friday the 14th, the morning might show you a tiny 0.7 ft from the ESE with a period of 5 seconds – that’s junk, not ridable. Saturday the 15th has a weirdly long-period 18-second south swell, but it’s only 0.3 ft, so it’s barely a ripple. The wind is offshore on Saturday afternoon, which would be clean, but you need something to ride.

Sunday the 16th, same story – a 0.3 ft south groundswell with a 16-second period. The morning is clean with light offshore wind from the NNW, but the energy is just not there.

There’s a brief, tiny uptick on Tuesday the 19th and Wednesday the 20th, with swell hitting 0.7 ft and 1 ft from the SSW. The combined energy on those days creeps up to 22 and 24, but it’s still pathetic. Thursday morning the 20th is dead flat and glassy – good for a paddle, not a wave.

From there, it’s a long gap. Everything from the 21st of August right through to the 28th is just micro-swell, 0.3 ft to 0.7 ft at best. The beaches will be clean with plenty of offshore wind, especially from the NW, but it’s all show and no go.

Honestly, the best on offer? There isn’t one. This is a textbook blank run for the area. If you’re a kitesurfer, those strong, consistent offshores on the 15th, 21st, 23rd, and 27th might get you excited, but for a paddle surfer, you’re looking at a flat spell until something changes in the forecast.

Rusty.

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