Ponta do Silencio Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks at Ponta do Silencio.

Honestly, I’m looking at a pretty flat and uninspiring stretch ahead. For the vast majority of the next 16 days, we are staring down a whole lot of nothing. The surf is almost entirely tiny, weak, or just plain poor quality. There’s a massive gap from now all the way through the end of the month where you’d be better off staying home and waxing a board you won’t use.

Over the first half of the week, starting Sunday the 19th, the morning offers a tiny 2ft swell from the ENE with a short period of 8 seconds. The wind is light offshore from the NW so it would be clean, but it’s just too weak to get excited for with combined swell energy of just 58. The water is sitting at 64°, which is about 1° cooler than average for this time of year, so feels pretty normal. Honestly, on Sunday afternoon it’ll bump up to 5ft from the NE, but conditions are very ordinary, and the energy jumps to 299 – still not doing the trick for a decent paddle. Monday the 20th is more of the same; a small clean morning, and then an afternoon jump to 5ft from the ENE with 366 energy, but the conditions are still described as very ordinary. That’s the biggest swell size we’ll see, but the quality just isn't there.

After that, it’s a long, sad run. From Tuesday the 21st onward, we’re looking at surf below 2ft day after day, with periods all over the shop and energy levels rarely breaking triple digits. There's a brief moment on Thursday the 31st of July afternoon where a south swell shows up with 2ft, an 11-second period, and 200 energy, but the wind is onshore and it’s still labelled poor surf conditions. There's nothing to recommend here. Even into the first week of August, the story stays the same: tiny waves and poor conditions. The only “standout” (if you can call it that) would be Monday the 3rd of August morning when it’s dead flat and glassy with 2ft from the ENE (47 energy), but you’d literally be bobbing on a lake. Forget about it.

This spot is a sheltered reef that needs the right direction, and with almost no meaningful, quality swell on the cards and winds switching around, it’s just not working for us. Honestly, for a paddle surfer, this stretch is a write-off. If you see any bump, it’ll probably be more interesting for a kite than a surfboard given the combined lack of size and quality.

To sum up: nothing is breaking consistently well, no standout days, and no decent waves to speak of. It’s a long blank run. Forecasts can change, but right now, don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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