Praia do Aventureiro Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s talk about what’s happening at Praia do Aventureiro over the next 16 days. There’s a long flat spell at the start, but some decent waves show up later.

The first chance to get wet is Tuesday, July 28th in the morning. We’ve got 2ft swell from the south with a 12-second period – that’s groundswell, but it’s weak. Combined energy is 185 (moderate). Winds are glassy out of the NE at 3 mph, so it’ll be clean as glass, but the waves are tiny and ordinary, suited for a longboard or a beginner. It’s a point break that’s very consistent, exposed to the east, but the swell is coming from the south, so not the ideal direction. For a beginner spot, this is as good as it gets early on.

From there, it goes south. Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday are poor – onshore and cross-shore winds, waves staying under 2ft, energy dropping to 131–152 (still moderate but weak). Thursday the 30th has a brief window Thursday morning with 2ft from the south, light SW winds at 3 mph blowing cross-offshore, giving clean conditions, but combined energy is only 124 (weak). It’s surfable but nothing special. The rest of that week into early August is mostly poor, with onshores and building wind through Friday and Saturday.

Saturday, August 1st sees a jump in energy to 446 (moderate) from the east at 5ft, but the period is a terrible 7 seconds – windswell, bumpy and weak. Winds are cross-shore early from the NNE at 3 mph, so it’s rideable for experienced surfers, but 5ft here can be too much for beginners. Not good surf, just marginal. The next few days through Tuesday the 4th stay poor, with short-period southeast swell around 3–4ft and energy 96–148 (weak to moderate). Not worth paddling for.

Then we get some better windows. Wednesday, August 5th morning looks good – glassy with SSW winds at 3 mph, 3ft south swell, 11-second period, combined energy of 318 (moderate). That’s the first “expect good surf conditions” we’ve seen. It’s clean, glassy, and the south swell lines up for this east-exposed point. Crowds can show up sometimes, and with a wave like that midweek, there’ll be a crew out. Water temp is about average for the time of year, so no surprises.

Thursday the 6th and Friday the 7th drop back to ordinary and poor.

The real standout is Monday, August 10th in the morning. Dead calm, 0 mph wind – flat water – and a 3ft south swell with a 12-second period, combined energy of 455 (moderate but solid for here). That’s proper groundswell, long-period, and the south swell matches the break’s exposure perfectly. It’ll be clean, lined up, and punchy for a point break. This is the best session on offer, hands down. The period over 11 seconds means good energy between sets and easier paddling.

Tuesday the 11th has potential too, especially the afternoon: 3ft south swell, 12-second period, combined energy of 394 (moderate), with clean cross-offshore winds from the SSW at 9 mph. That’s a solid follow-up. Wednesday the 12th morning brings 4ft from the ESE at 8 seconds, offshore wind from the west at 3 mph, and energy of 364 (moderate) – good for the experienced, but the short period might make it a bit lumpy.

All up, the first week and a half is mostly flat or poor. The real action kicks off from August 5th, with Monday the 10th as the absolute pick. Get out there if you can.

Rusty.

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