Rio Nexpa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey, let me break down what’s cooking at Rio Nexpa. This is a proper point-and-river-mouth wave, and it’s a classic. The water’s about normal for this time of year, nothing wild.

The first few days are a little slow. Wednesday morning the 12th has a 3ft SW groundswell with a super long period of 16 seconds, but the wind is cross-off and there’s storm clouds. The energy is moderate (628). You can surf it, but it’s not clean.

Thursday morning the 13th is better. The swell is a touch smaller at 3ft, but the wind turns light and cross-off from the ENE, cleaning the surface right up. Energy is still solid (585).

Now, the real magic is Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th. Friday morning, the swell is 4ft from the SW, period jumps to a very long 18 seconds, and the wind is dead calm. Glassy. The energy is pumping (1131). This is the best session of the forecast. Saturday morning the 15th is the next standout – 5ft from the SW, 16 seconds, and again, flat calm, glassy. Energy is huge (1156). These two mornings are the ones to plan for. With that long period, it’s a proper groundswell; the river mouth and the point will be the ticket, but it might be a little straight for the beach breaks. For the experts, it’s heaven.

Sunday the 16th is good early – 4ft, glassy, energy moderate (662), but the afternoon turns ugly with a strong westerly cross-on. The energy drops after that. We get a string of clean mornings from Monday the 17th through Wednesday the 19th, the swell holding around 3ft to 4ft, with off or glassy winds. The energy is there (around 500-700). The morning of the 23rd of August is a late sleeper – 3ft, very long period, and glassy, with energy jumping to 678. That’s a sneaky good one.

There’s a lull in the second week, but the 27th of August morning brings a nice 4ft SW swell, clean offshore wind, and solid energy (677). It’s a long way out, so temper the hope, but it’s a promising sign.

The spot is very consistent, there’s always something to ride. Crowds are a thing here – it’s a pick, so expect to share the lineup, especially on the good days. The swell is coming from the SW, which is exactly what this point was built for.

Rusty.

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