Molhes de Mampituba Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, listen up. Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at what’s on offer at Molhes de Mampituba over the next couple of weeks. There’s a bit of a slow start, but a few windows of real promise if you’re patient.

The Overall Picture

The first few days are pretty quiet, with only a small window of quality on Sunday the 5th morning. After that, the surf drops right off for most of the week, with very little to get excited about until the following weekend. The standout window looks to be Saturday the 12th morning, with another decent pulse on the horizon for Monday the 20th, though that’s a long way off. The water temp is about average for the time of year.

Sunday, July 5th – The Early Bird

Alright, Sunday morning is your best chance to get wet early on. Molhes de Mampituba is a river/jetty setup, exposed to the SE, and this morning it’s working. We’ve got a clean 6 ft swell rolling in from the SSE with a solid 11-second period, giving the waves some proper shape. The wind is a glassy NNW at just 3 mph – honestly, you can’t ask for much better conditions than that. The energy is chunky at 623 (moderate) and the break is fairly consistent. It might be a bit much for total beginners, but if you’re intermediate or above, get on it. Keep in mind that crowds are possible here often, but the quality should make it worth it. As the afternoon rolls in, the wind swings NE to a cross-shore 9 mph, turning things messy. Score it for the morning and bail.

Monday 6th to Early Friday 10th – The Lull

From Monday morning through to Friday morning, it’s a tough stretch. Swell drops right down, hovering around 2 ft to 4 ft, with really ordinary wind conditions. Most of it is poor or just surfable with no quality. There’s a brief clean-up on Tuesday the 7th morning with a light W cross-off wind and 5 ft of short-period SW swell, but the period is only 7 seconds – it’ll lack any real power and be pretty weak (energy only 378). Not worth holding your breath for. Just a few days of flatness, basically.

Saturday, July 11th – Building, But Messy

Saturday the 11th morning sees a new pulse of longer-period swell at 4 ft from the SSE with a 13-second period (789 energy). The problem is a strong 9 mph cross-shore wind from the SW putting a chop on it, so it’s a marginal call at best. Not a standout.

Sunday, July 12th – The Pick of the First Week

This is where it gets good. Sunday the 12th morning has clean 4 ft surf from the SSE, with an 11-second period and a nice cross-off breeze from the NNE at 6 mph. The energy is a solid 550 (moderate). It’s a clean, fun sized wave – not too big, not too small. This one is rated a genuine standout for the first week. It’s going to be clean and the jetty setup will handle that SSE swell nicely. Crowds are possible, so get in early.

Monday 13th to Saturday 18th – Mixed Bag with a Late Spark

The middle of the second week is a bit of a lottery. Monday the 13th morning has a clean-ish look with 3 ft from the south, but it’s cross-on. Not great. Tuesday the 14th morning sees a light cross-off and 2 ft, but the energy is low (200). There’s a real spark on Saturday the 18th afternoon – a clean, glassy offshore wind from the NW at 3 mph, 3 ft of swell from the south with an 11-second period, and 554 energy. That’s a sneaky good session, but heavy rain might put a damper on it.

Monday, July 20th – The Long-Range Highlight

Now, this one is a proper promise for the patient surfer. Monday the 20th morning is a long way off, so keep that in mind, but it looks excellent. A solid 7 ft swell from the SSE with a very long 15-second period (2207 energy – that’s strong). The wind is a light cross-off from the WSW at just 3 mph. That combination spells powerful, clean, well-shaped waves at the river mouth. This is genuinely excellent surf, but at 7 ft it’s getting into expert territory – it’ll be too big for beginners. The long period will push through clean, and the jetty should focus it nicely. If this holds, it’s the session of the outlook.

If nothing else, I’d circle Saturday the 12th morning and keep a very close eye on Monday the 20th morning.

Rusty.

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