Playa de Tranqueru Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. We’ve got a solid run of surf coming up at Playa de Tranqueru, starting from this Friday, August 28th, and stretching well into the first week of September. The water temp is sitting at a pleasant 69°F – that’s about average for this time of year, so nothing to shock the system.

The pick of the bunch is Friday morning, August 28th. We’re looking at a nice 4ft groundswell out of the WNW with a juicy 11-second period, and the combined energy is sitting at a moderate 468. The wind is a light southerly – offshore – keeping things clean and lined up. This is a classic intermediate-friendly wave that’ll have a bit of push and shape. Just a heads up, it can get a bit busy here sometimes, but Friday morning should be worth the paddle.

After that, the quality stays solid through the weekend. Saturday morning, August 29th delivers 5ft swell from the NW, but the period drops to 8 seconds – still fun though, and with a glassy SSW breeze, it’ll be super clean. Saturday afternoon stays glassy with the same 5ft. Sunday morning, August 30th is another standout: 5ft of NW swell at 10 seconds, glassy conditions, and energy at 448. This is clean, consistent, and begging for a dawn session.

By Sunday afternoon, the wind swings cross-on from the NW and the surface gets a bit choppy – still surfable, but not as crisp. Monday morning, August 31st is back to perfection: 5ft, 10-second period, flat calm conditions, and energy jumping to 515. That’s a ripper.

We start to see smaller surf from Tuesday, September 1st, with 4ft in the morning but glassy winds – still fun for a cruise. Wednesday and Thursday (Sept 2-3) drop to under 3ft and weak energy (below 100), so definitely a lull.

Now, looking a bit further out, Friday morning, September 4th brings a long-period groundswell from the NW again – 3ft but with a 15-second period, energy at 370. That’s a juicy pulse for the experts, but it’s a long period swell, so it might be a bit straight for the beach break – better if there’s a bank to wrap around. Saturday morning, September 5th has a 4ft NNW swell at 14 seconds and energy up at 855 – pretty strong. The cross-shore wind keeps it from being perfect, but there’s power in the water.

From there, the week of September 7th to 12th sees fluctuating energy, with morning glass-offs on the 7th and 9th but mostly small, weak surf. Saturday morning, September 12th is a late-stage surprise: a 5ft ENE windswell with a short 6-second period, but a light cross-off breeze and clean conditions. It’s not the best quality, but it’s surfable.

There’s a definite gap in quality from around Tuesday, September 2nd through Thursday, September 3rd – small and weak, not worth rushing out for. The standout sessions are clearly the Friday 28th morning, Sunday 30th morning, and Monday 31st morning. Get on it early.

– Rusty

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