Playa do Carreiro Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey, Rusty here, checking in on the waves for Playa do Carreiro. Gotta be straight with you – this forecast is a bit of a snoozer. The water's sitting at about 62°F, which is a touch cooler than normal for July, so you'll want your rubber.

Things start off flat and weak. On Tuesday, July 7th, we’ve got a tiny 1-foot swell from the west with an 8-second period. Combined wave energy is only 17 – basically nothing. The cross-off wind keeps it clean, but it's not surfable.

The whole first week is a tough one. Wednesday the 8th morning sees a slight bump to 1ft with a 10-second period, energy up to 66, but it's still very marginal. The following days show some 2ft to 3ft swell from the WNW, but the period stays short at 9 seconds, and the wind is mostly cross or onshore. The energy does get a bit more solid, hitting 120 on Friday the 10th afternoon, but it's messy.

The real highlight is Saturday morning, July 11th. The swell drops back to 2ft from the NW, but the period stretches to 11 seconds. The combined energy climbs to 149, and here's the big one – the wind goes glassy. Dead flat calm. It's going to be clean as a whistle, but with the swell that small and the break being a river mouth, it's strictly a log or a fish. Crowds can be around here, so you might have to share the peak. This is your best shot in the whole 16 days.

After that Saturday, it’s back to small, weak stuff. Sunday the 12th through the middle of the next week is mostly 1ft to 2ft slop with low energy. The weekend of July 18th and 19th is especially poor, with strong NNW winds hitting 12 to 18 mph and the swell barely registering.

The final few days, around Monday the 20th and Tuesday the 21st of July, offer a slight improvement. The morning of the 20th has 3ft of NW swell, a 7-second period, and 116 energy, with clean cross-off winds. Tuesday the 21st morning also looks okay, with 2ft and a 9-second period, good wind, and 76 energy. Still small, but clean enough for a paddle.

By Wednesday the 22nd, the energy jumps to 151, but the period is a short 7 seconds and the wind goes cross. So no real runners.

Overall, this is a flat and unexciting two weeks. The one standout is that glassy Saturday the 11th morning. If you want the cleanest, but smallest, waves of the outlook, that’s your window. Everything else is just small and ordinary.

Rusty.

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