Praia da Vila Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright crew, Rusty here. Let’s get into it. The next couple of weeks are a mixed bag, so let’s not waste any energy. We've got a real standout window coming up, but we'll have to be patient through some junky days first.

For the first few days, Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th, it's going to be messy. We have some southern hemi swell pushing in at around 7ft, but the winds are just going to chop it all up. Saturday is cross-off, but there’s a lot of juice, with the combined energy at 1509, and a 14-second period. It looks like a lot of whitewater and not much shape. Sunday looks worse with the cross-on wind, so I'd sit that out. This period is a write-off for clean waves.

The first real highlight fires up on Tuesday the 11th and into the morning of Wednesday the 12th. This is the standout of the whole stretch. The wind goes glassy on Tuesday morning, with the swell settling to a clean 7ft from the S at 12 seconds. The energy is still strong at 1290, but the conditions will be all-time. This is for the experienced crew, though, as 7ft is solid and it's a sandbar, so it will be shifty. Praia da Vila will be handling this well, and with the water temp around 67°F, which is about normal for this time of year, it’s a go. Tuesday afternoon stays clean with a cross-off breeze, and the swell holds at 6ft. Wednesday morning keeps the good streak alive with a clean offshore wind and a touch less size at 6ft from the SSE.

After that, we've got a few days of less-than-ideal conditions. Thursday the 13th has some potential early, with a bigger period swell (15 seconds), but the tide looks questionable. The afternoon cleans up with an offshore breeze, and the swell is still a decent 6ft. That’s worth a look if you can’t get out earlier in the week. Friday the 14th falls apart with onshore winds and rising, lumpy swell.

The following weekend and into the next week is when things go quiet. We've got a real dry spell from Saturday the 15th through Thursday the 21st. The swell drops off and the period gets short, with energy levels dipping way down into the low hundreds. There will be a few small, clean days like Sunday the 16th with a bit of offshore wind, but the swell is only 5ft from the east with a short period and weak energy, so it won't offer much push. It’s mostly a waiting game for the next proper pulse. The winds for the first half of that week are a problem, too.

The long-range outlook for the far end of the window is more promising but less certain. Around the 22nd and 23rd, there's a sign of a new S/SW swell, but it's accompanied by strong onshore winds, which will likely trash it. It's just a tease for now. We'll have to wait and see if the models clean it up. Overall, mark your calendar for Tuesday the 11th and Wednesday morning the 12th – that’s the window to be out there.

Rusty.

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