Praia Tenório Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. Rusty here.

First up, the outlook for Praia Tenório is a bit of a slow burn. We’re looking at a long stretch of tiny, weak surf to start, with barely a ripple for the first week. The water’s sitting at 71°, which is pretty much spot on for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.

The swell energy is in the single digits and low teens for the first few days (3 to 22), and that’s about as weak as it gets. Tuesday morning the 21st has a 0.3 ft south swell, 11-second period, and a light WNW cross-offshore breeze – clean but completely flat. Wednesday morning the 22nd is glassy with a 0.7 ft south swell, 10-second period, but still no push. Thursday the 23rd gets a bit of onshore wind and a 4-second period, messy. That pattern keeps going right through the end of July.

The first real sign of life comes Friday morning the 24th: a 3 ft south swell, 10-second period, glassy conditions, and the combined energy jumps to 192 (moderate). The wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” so it’s not a standout, but it’s the first time you’d actually bother paddling out. Saturday the 25th holds similar – 4 ft from the SSE, glassy both morning and afternoon, energy around 188-211. Still ordinary, but clean.

Then Sunday the 26th sees a longer-period swell (14 seconds) but it’s only 2 ft and cross-onshore, so choppy and weak. Monday the 27th is glassy with 3 ft south swell, 9-second period, energy at 225 – surfable but not exciting.

The biggest pulse in the whole window shows up on Wednesday afternoon the 5th of August. That’s a 3 ft SSE swell with a 15-second period, glassy conditions, and a combined energy of 296 (moderate). The wave comment says “expect good surf conditions.” That’s the one to circle on the calendar. A very long-period groundswell like that at a beach-and-reef set-up like Praia Tenório can get a bit too straight, but with glassy wind and a decent size, it’s the best call of the outlook.

Overall, there’s a lot of flat days with no real recommendations. The gap from the 21st through the 23rd is dead. Then a few marginal days. The standout is that Wednesday afternoon the 5th of August. For a beginner-plus spot, the 3 ft is perfect, but anything over 5 ft would be too much for learners – we don’t see that here. Crowds are possible at times, so keep an eye on it.

Stay patient, and keep an eye on that first week of August.

Rusty.

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