Praia Tenório Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. We’re looking at a pretty slow start for Praia Tenório over the next week and a half, with only small, marginal waves on offer. The water’s sitting at about 71°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year – nothing crazy, just a nice little bump.

For Wednesday the 29th and into Thursday the 30th, we’ve got tiny 2 ft south swell creeping in with a long 12-second period. It’s glassy early on, so the surface will be clean, but honestly, it’s pretty weak – combined energy is only 78 and 65 – so don’t expect much push. Friday the 31st stays similar in size, but the wind swings easterly and picks up to 12 mph in the afternoon, putting a cross-chop on it. That’s a write-off.

Saturday the 1st of August has a glimmer with 2 ft south swell and glassy conditions in the morning (energy 101), but it’s still very ordinary. Then from Sunday the 2nd through to Wednesday the 6th, it drops right off – we’re talking ankle-biters under 2 ft, some days barely a ripple (energy as low as 7 on Monday the 3rd). There’s a run of about four days there where it’s not worth paddling out.

Things start to lift around Tuesday the 4th with a 2 ft south swell building to 3 ft by the afternoon, period at 12-13 seconds – energy jumps to 233, and it’s clean with light cross-offshore wind. That’s the first hint of something half-decent. Wednesday the 5th and Thursday the 6th get blown out again by onshore and cross-shore winds.

The real standout, and the only one worth circling on your calendar, is Thursday the 13th of August. We’ve got a solid 4 ft to 5 ft south-southeast swell rolling in, with a very long 13-second period on the morning pulse. Combined energy is pumping at 982 in the morning and 722 in the afternoon – moderate to strong energy. Wind goes glassy in the morning and stays light offshore all day. That’s going to produce clean, well-shaped lines at this fairly exposed south-facing beach. The swell direction is right on the money for Praia Tenório too. The afternoon does drop to a 10-second period, so the morning session will be the pick. It’s small enough for beginners (under 5 ft), but the long period means it’ll have some punch and those longer waits between sets – great for keeping the crowd down, though it can sometimes get busy here.

The days leading up to that – August 12th – see the swell building but with rain and cross-shore winds, so it’s a bit messy. Hold out for the 13th.

Rusty.

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