Praia do Aventureiro Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, with a look at what the next couple of weeks have in store for us.

Overall, we’ve got a pretty solid run of surf kicking off now, with the best conditions sitting in the mornings. The water is sitting at 73°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

We start off on Tuesday morning, July 7th, with clean, waist-to-shoulder high waves at Praia do Aventureiro. The swell is coming from the SSE at 4ft with a period of 10 seconds, and there’s a light offshore breeze from the west. The combined energy is moderate (486). This is a good, fun morning, but the afternoon turns sour as a strong 30 km/h cross-offshore wind from the SSW kicks up, dropping the swell size and making a mess of things.

Wednesday morning, July 8th, looks good again. The swell has shifted a little to the SE at 4ft, still with a 9-second period, and a light cross-offshore breeze from the SSW keeps it clean (439 energy). The afternoon gets a bit tricky with a cross-shore wind, making for “marginal” conditions.

By Thursday, July 9th, the morning is mostly cross-onshore from the ESE, making the 3ft S swell pretty lumpy (381 energy). It’s not terrible, but you’ll have to work for it. The afternoon turns into a full onshore mess.

Now, Friday morning, July 10th, is a proper standout. We get a glassy, clean morning with a 3ft SE groundswell. The period is a long 14 seconds, so there’s some real push behind it, but at this size it will be perfect for the point (377 energy). It’s going to be silky smooth with that offshore wind. This is the session to aim for if you can get out there.

Saturday morning, July 11th, is another glassy stunner. The swell has bumped up to 4ft from the SE, with a 13-second period (511 energy). That’s a noticeable increase in energy, and with glassy conditions, the point should be running smooth and lined up. This is likely the best wave of the week.

Sunday afternoon, July 12th, also shows a glassy window (3ft, S swell, 514 energy), so the pattern of clean afternoons is holding. The mornings on the 12th and 13th are blown around a bit, but Monday morning, July 13th, sees the biggest swell of the period so far: 5ft from the S with an 11-second period (781 energy). However, it’s coming with a light cross-onshore breeze from the NNE, so it might be a bit lumpy. Still, the size is there for some grunt.

From Tuesday afternoon, July 14th, through Wednesday, July 15th, the surf drops off and the winds get messy. We get a few days of tiny, wind-affected waves and poor conditions. The combined energy drops into the low hundreds, and for a few days it’s looking pretty bleak for paddle surfing. The ESE onshore winds are not our friend.

Thursday morning, July 16th, brings a brief reprieve: a clean, glassy morning with 4ft from the E, but with a very short 7-second period (364 energy). It’ll be clean, but the waves will be weak and crumbly. The afternoon goes straight back to poor onshore conditions.

From Friday, July 17th, until the end of the forecast on Wednesday, July 22nd, the surf is tiny. We’re looking at waves between 2ft and 2ft. Most mornings are glassy or very light, but the swell energy is weak (under 100). These are barely rideable waves, more suited for a longboard or a swim. The afternoons are consistently blown out by onshore winds.

To wrap it up: the highlight is definitely the Saturday morning, July 11th. It has the best combo of decent size (4ft), a long-period SE groundswell, and glassy wind. Friday the 10th and Sunday the 12th are very close seconds.

Stay stoked,
Rusty

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