Punta Care / Camuri Grande Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it for Punta Care / Camuri Grande. It’s a point break that’s fairly consistent and a good beginner wave when it’s working.

We’ve got a pretty grim picture for the next couple of weeks, I gotta be honest. The water temp is sitting at 81°, right about average for the time of year, so that's the one thing that's feeling normal. The rest? It’s a struggle.

Right now and through the next several days, we're looking at a lot of nothing. The swell energy is weak, and the wind is locked in from the east, putting a cross-chop on everything. The first chance of anything rideable comes on Sunday the 16th, but it’s a total tease. The morning offers up 5 ft of NE swell at a 9-second period, but the wind is a messy cross-shore and there’s thunderstorms around. It’s a marginal surf forecast at best and I wouldn’t bother paddling out. The score is a flat zero. That energy reading at 427 (moderate) looks okay on paper, but with the conditions, it’s just not happening.

From Monday the 17th all the way through to the end of the month, it’s a brutal run of “poor surf conditions.” Every single session is rated a 0 out of 10. The swell is bouncing between 2 ft and 6 ft, mostly from the ENE, with periods all over the place, but that doesn’t matter because the wind is always cross-shore. Monday and Tuesday of the 25th and 26th do see some longer-period energy pop up from the ENE and NE, hitting over 13 and 12 seconds respectively, with energy readings of 210 and 228 in the mornings. That’s interesting, but the waves are tiny – 2 ft and 3 ft – and there’s still a cross-wind. By the 30th and 31st, we finally see a bit of glassy or even slightly offshore morning wind, but the swell has completely died, dropping to 3 ft and 3 ft, with really weak energy (under 70). It’s clean, but there’s no power.

Honestly, there isn’t a single standout in this entire 16-day window. The best you could hope for is a glassy morning on the 30th or 31st if you want a longboard and don’t mind weak, tiny waves. But for real surf? This is a blank run. The point isn’t breaking with any quality, and the consistent cross-wind is just making everything a messy, choppy mess. For anyone else, with the swell staying small and the wind always on it, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing right now. Keep an eye on the long-range, but for the next two weeks, leave the board at home.

Rusty, out.

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