Praia Tenório Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at the forecast for Praia Tenório.

Overall, this is a pretty quiet stretch of surf. The swell is super small for most of the run, and the real standout is a decent pulse that sneaks in later on. There’s a few promising windows if you’re after a longboard or a foamy, but you’ll need to pick your moment.

The water is sitting at 71°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – pretty nice.

Kicking off Monday morning the 27th, we’ve got clean 2ft south swell with a solid 12-second period, glassy conditions and light airs. The combined energy is moderate at 168. It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about. That afternoon, the wind swings and the quality drops right off.

Tuesday the 28th sees the swell drop to 1ft, but the mornings are still glassy with a south-southeast direction. Energy is down to 86. Wednesday morning the 29th offers a tiny 2ft south swell with offshore northerly winds, keeping it clean – combined energy sitting at 81. Thursday morning the 30th is glassy calm with a 2ft south swell, but it’s very weak at 64 energy.

Friday the 31st morning is clean again with a 2ft south swell, period around 10 seconds, and energy at 96. Saturday morning the 1st of August has a glassy 2ft south swell, 12-second period, energy at 99. After that, the surf drops into the doldrums – from Sunday the 2nd right through to Friday the 7th of August, there’s a long gap of barely any rideable waves, with most days showing tiny swell under 1ft and poor conditions.

Now, the real standout pops up on Saturday morning the 8th of August. We’ve got a 3ft south swell, 13-second period, with clean cross-offshore winds from the east-northeast. The combined energy jumps to 354 – that’s a solid moderate pulse. This is the best on offer for the whole forecast. The direction is dead on the optimum south swell, and the winds will keep it tidy. The size is still friendly for most, but the long period means it’ll have some punch, especially if the banks are right. Keep an eye on this one.

After that, Sunday the 9th and Monday the 10th of August mornings see a return to small, clean glassy conditions, with 2ft and 2ft south swells respectively, but the energy is back down to 113 and 65.

So, to be blunt: the pick of the period is Saturday morning the 8th of August. Sizes are small, but it’s the most energy and cleanest conditions in the whole window.

Rusty.

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