Playa do Carreiro Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for the next couple of weeks.

Well, I’ll be honest with you, this stretch from Thursday 9th July right through to the end of the month at Playa do Carreiro is a real struggle. The river mouth isn’t offering much to get excited about. We’re looking at a long, flat spell to start, with nothing surfable on the cards for the first eight days. The water’s a bit chilly too, sitting at 61°, which is a touch colder than we’d expect for this time of year.

The real story here is the wait. The first sign of anything that might get you wet is on Friday 17th July. The morning brings a tiny 1 ft swell from the WNW, but the period is a juicy 13 seconds, so there’s a bit of groundswell energy behind it. The wind is offshore from the N at 9 mph, which will keep the surface clean. It’s surfable, but honestly, it’s very ordinary. The combined swell energy is only 72 (weak), so don’t expect much push. This is a spot for the patient local who just needs a paddle.

Then on Saturday 18th July, we see a slight bump. The morning has 3 ft from the WNW (10 seconds) with an onshore wind from the SW at 3 mph, which is light but not ideal. The afternoon is a bit better, with a 3 ft swell from the same direction, and the energy jumps to 206 (moderate). The wind swings light cross-on from the W, so it’s marginal. The best of the whole forecast is probably that Saturday afternoon, but it’s still a “marginal” call, not a standout.

After that, it’s more of the same: small, weak, and mostly let down by the wind. There’s a period between Monday 20th and Wednesday 22nd July where the wind goes clean offshore from the NNW, but the swell is tiny and weak. On Thursday 24th July, the afternoon shows a 5 ft NW swell with a short 7-second period, and the energy hits 240 (moderate), but the wind is a fresh 19 mph offshore from the NNW, making it clean but very blustery. That’s the biggest swell of the window, but it’s short period and not well shaped for a river mouth.

Overall, there’s no true standout session here. The Saturday 18th July afternoon is the best of a bad bunch, and the long-range Thursday 24th July afternoon offers the most power, but it’s a long way out and the short period is a worry. Honestly, if you’re a kite surfer, those clean, windy afternoon sessions from the 20th onwards might look more interesting than trying to get a wave on a paddle board.

Rusty.

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