Praia Tenório Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it. We’re only looking at one spot this time: Praia Tenório.

Right off the bat, the water’s sitting at a nice 72°, which is about a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – a little gift from the ocean.

The next week and a half or so has a real mixed bag of energy. We start off with some decent swell on Monday the 24th, a solid 7ft from the south, but it’s coming with a light cross-onshore breeze and some rain, so it’s not the cleanest. The real magic kicks in from Tuesday morning the 25th. That’s when we get a lovely 6ft south-southeast swell, with clean cross-offshore wind from the east-northeast. This is the standout. The combined energy is strong (1222), and those 14-second intervals tell you it’s a proper groundswell with some punch. For a break like Praia Tenório, that’s going to be a fantastic, open wave.

Wednesday the 26th is also looking prime. The morning is pure glass – wind is basically nothing, just 3 mph from the east-southeast, and you’ve got 4ft of clean, lined-up swell. It’s not huge, but the quality is gonna be top-shelf. The afternoon picks up to 6ft with that same cross-off wind, and the energy jumps again (1240). That’s another beauty session.

Thursday the 27th morning is glassy again with a 5ft swell from the SSE. This is a classic run of clean conditions. The energy is still pumping (1128). It’s a great window.

Then things drop off. From Friday the 28th onwards, we see the swell fade hard, dropping to under 3ft, and eventually to practically nothing for several days. There’s a real dead spell from the 28th through to the 31st. A bit of wind kicks up on the 31st afternoon, but it’s onshore and messy with almost no wave height. That’s a write-off.

We get a pulse of new energy coming back in around Tuesday the 3rd of September. That morning has a 5ft south swell with long 12-second periods, but the wind is cross-shore and it’s a little lumpy. The energy is there (773) but the conditions aren’t perfect. Thursday the 5th of September morning looks better – a 6ft south swell, glassy wind, and a decent energy reading (553). That’s the second real highlight in the longer range, but it’s a bit further out, so keep an eye on it. By Sunday the 7th, there are some clean mornings with smaller, surfable waves but nothing that blows your hair back.

Overall, the best on offer is hands-down Tuesday morning the 25th through Thursday morning the 27th. That’s the sweet spot. Clean winds, a consistent long-period swell from the SSE, and plenty of energy. If you can get out there, that’s the window. The rest of the outlook is either flat or only offering choppy, marginal conditions.

Rusty out.

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