Praia do Aventureiro Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee, let’s talk about what’s happening out here at Praia do Aventureiro over the next couple of weeks.

First things first, the water temp is sitting around 71°, which is pretty average for this time of year, nothing weird going on there.

Honestly, the next week and a half looks like a bit of a write-off for any decent waves. We’ve got a run of days from Thursday 16th July right through to the end of the week after where conditions just aren’t playing ball. The swell is around, mostly from the SE and E, with heights mostly between 2 ft and 5 ft, but the wind is either cross, cross-on, or onshore for the vast majority of that stretch. The wave comment on most of those sessions just says “poor surf conditions,” and I’m not one to argue with the data. There’s a small pick up on Thursday 16th morning with 4 ft from the SE and a bit of cross wind, but it’s only rated as marginal – not something I’d get excited about.

We do finally get a couple of windows that stand out as the best on offer. The first real standout is Sunday, 26th July morning – we’ve got 5 ft swell from the SE with a period of 9 seconds (moderate energy level at 564), and it’s blowing cross-offshore from the WSW at 9 mph, which will keep things clean with the wind comment saying "clean". The forecast says "expect good surf conditions" – that’s what we’re after. That’s the one to point the car at. It’s in the moderate swell range, so fine for most surfers, and it’s a point break that handles that SE swell well. Crowds can show up sometimes here, so if you score it right, it’s a solo session.

Then, if you can wait, Monday morning, 27th July has 5 ft from the ESE, period at a short 7 seconds, but the wind is glassy – dead calm from the NNW at 3 mph. "Glassy" means clean, smooth faces. That’s another solid shout for a fun, cruisy session on what’s likely to be a forgiving, smaller day.

Looking further out towards the end of the month, Friday, 31st July morning is glassy again with 5 ft from the SSW and moderate energy (603), but that is more than a week away, so take it with a grain of salt, but it does have "expect good surf conditions" tagged on it.

Between the standout days, you’ve got long gaps of nothing worthwhile in between. For example, after that Sunday 26th window, it goes pretty quiet again with smaller, poorly-winded days.

Overall, the swell energy levels vary a lot – mostly in the low to moderate triple digits, like 384 on Thursday morning 16th, but jumping up to over 800 on Sunday 26th afternoon. That’s solid moderate energy, but the wind is the killer here.

Bottom line: if you want a wave, aim for the Sunday 26th morning or the Monday 27th morning as your best bets. Everything else is pretty much a flat or messy story.

Stay frothy,
Rusty

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