Ponta do Silencio Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s have a look at Ponta do Silencio.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this 16-day window is a quiet one for this spot. There’s a big gap at the start with nothing worth getting wet for. The first few days, from Thursday the 6th right through to the middle of the next week, we’re looking at tiny, weak swell and messy conditions. The sea is just not cooperating.

The first real blip on the radar comes on Saturday the 8th. There’s a jump in the swell period, hitting 15 seconds, which is that long-period groundswell we love to see. The swell height is still only 1 ft, but the combined energy climbs to a moderate 102. It’s coming from the SE, which is a bit off the optimum SE direction for this sheltered reef break. The morning shows a light cross-off wind, keeping it clean, but it’s still very small. This is really for the longboard or a very keen fish rider.

After that, we drop back into a long stretch of poor surf. The wind turns onshore and the swell stays small and weak. The combined energy values often dip below 100, it’s just not happening. This dry spell runs right through until the 16th of August. There’s a tease on the 12th with a glassy afternoon, but the swell is microscopic.

We finally get a bit of a pulse around the 17th of August. Monday the 17th sees a jump in swell height to 4 ft from the ENE, with the combined energy pushing into a strong 256. The wind is cross-off and clean, making for some proper lined-up waves on the reef. The period is a short 9 seconds, so it’s a bit of a local windswell, but it’s the biggest and cleanest surf we’re going to see. This is the standout of the outlook, but it’s still a week and a half away, so keep an eye on the forecasts.

The 18th and 19th hold similar energy with 3 ft swell, but the direction shifts around. The 18th morning is clean with a light NW offshore, so that’s a solid runner-up. The 19th morning has a clean cross-off with a 3 ft S swell and a combined energy of 225, which is also worth a look.

Honestly, for this stretch, the only real window of interesting surf is the 17th and 18th of August. Everything else is too small, too onshore, or just plain flat. A longboarder might get a few ankle-biters on the 8th, but for a proper session, wait for that pulse on the 17th.

Water temp is sitting at 67°F, which is about normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Rusty.

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