Prainha do Farol Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Prainha do Farol over the next couple of weeks.

First up, water temperature is sitting at 64°, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year – no surprises there.

The overall pattern is a bit of a slow burner. We’ve got some small, clean windows early on, but not much in the way of real punch. The standout sessions are the Sunday morning, the 26th of July, and the Monday morning, the 10th of August. The 26th is the best bet for the first week. We’ve got a clean 3ft south swell, with a nice long period of 12 seconds, which is proper groundswell. The wind is a light cross-offshore from the north at 6 mph, so the faces will be tidy. The combined energy is moderate at 406. It’s an inconsistent spot, so you’ll be waiting for sets, but when they come, they’ll be worth it. The break is exposed to the south, and the swell is coming from the south, so it’s lining up nicely. Crowds can show up sometimes, so keep an eye out.

Monday the 27th of July morning is also a gem. The wind drops to glassy – zero from the north-northwest – and the swell is a touch smaller at 2ft, but still that lovely 12-second period. The energy is 214, so it’s a bit weaker, but with glassy conditions, you’ll be surfing silky little lines. It’s a perfect beginner wave that morning.

After those two mornings, the week gets messy. The wind swings around onshore and the swell stays small and weak. We get a bit of a pulse on the 3rd and 4th of August, with swell pushing up to 5ft, but the wind is howling at 19-28 mph from the northeast, cross to cross-off. The energy climbs to 471 and 387, but it’s lumpy and choppy. Not worth paddling out for a proper surf – that setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Then we hit a dry spell from the 5th through the 9th, with mostly poor conditions and small, short-period swell. The 6th of August Thursday has a bigger 8ft SSW swell, but the period is a short 8 seconds, wind is cross-on, and it’s gonna be a messy, choppy beast. That’s for experts only, and even then, it’s not pretty.

The real second-week standout is the Monday morning of the 10th of August. It’s a long way out, so take it with a pinch of salt, but the signs are good. Glassy conditions again, with a 3ft south swell, 11-second period, and a combined energy of 289. That’ll be clean and fun. The afternoon gets a bit bigger at 6ft, but the wind turns onshore so it’ll be choppy.

So, to sum it up: your best windows are the mornings of Sunday the 26th of July and Monday the 10th of August. The 26th is the pick of the bunch for the first week. The 10th is promising but less certain. There’s a long gap of poor surf from the 28th of July right through to the 9th of August, so don’t get your hopes up in the middle.

Rusty.

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