Tabinha Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s call it like it is – this 16-day stretch is a bust. The first real option doesn’t show up until Tuesday, July 21st, and even that’s only marginal. The rest of the time, it’s poor surf, plain and simple.

The water at Tabinha is 82°F, which is right around normal for this time of year – nothing to write home about.

From Friday the 17th through Monday the 20th, the surf is rated poor. Winds are cross-off in the mornings, 12-15 mph, but the swell is tiny and weak. Heights are 3ft to 5ft, all from the east or east-northeast, with a period of 6-7 seconds – that’s windswell, not groundswell. The combined energy is in the low to mid hundreds (like 156, 133, 165), moderate but useless. Every entry says “poor surf conditions.” No fun.

The first flicker of hope comes Tuesday the 21st morning. A “marginal” call with 5ft from the east-northeast, 6-second period, and cross-off winds from the southeast at 12 mph. The energy hits 280 – still moderate – but it’s the first non-zero score. The water is clean, but the waves are short and weak. Wednesday the 22nd morning is similar: 5ft from the east, 6-second period, energy 310, cross-off wind. Again, marginal. After that, it’s back to poor.

The swell drops hard after the 23rd. By the 25th, we’re at 2ft with 75 energy – that’s weak. The rest of the run stays under 200 energy, with heights mostly 3ft to 5ft, but always that short, onshore period. The wind stays cross or cross-off, but the waves are junk.

There are no standouts. No big swell, no long period, no clean offshore. The best you can say is the mornings are glassy, but the waves are flat. For beginners, anything over 5ft is too much, but here it’s too small to be fun. For experts, there’s nothing. This is kiteboarding weather, not surfing.

So, bottom line: don’t bother. Forecasts can change, but for now, this area is a dud. Keep watching, but don’t get your hopes up.

Rusty.

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