The Rock-Costa Azul Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mate, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the Rock-Costa Azul. This is a consistent reef break that works best with a solid S swell, and it’s a spot that can get crowded often.

The first decent chance to get wet doesn’t come until Thursday the 23rd of July. The morning is a bit small with a 2ft SW swell, but the key is the light offshore breeze, making it clean. The water is a balmy 86°F, which is a massive 6°F warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s very unusual, and you’ll be sweating in a spring suit.

Thursday afternoon is where it starts to feel like a proper session. The swell picks up to 3ft from the SW, and the wind goes glassy. That’s the kind of silky surface you dream about. The combined energy is still moderate at 355, but with clean conditions, this is a solid window for a few fun ones.

The real standout, though, is Saturday the 1st of August. The morning shows a 4ft WSW swell, and by the afternoon, you’ve got a moderate offshore breeze from the W cleaning up a 4ft WSW swell. The combined energy is a modest 513, but that offshore wind is the star here. This is the pick of the whole forecast – clean, lined-up waves, and with the offshore wind, it’ll be a joy to paddle out. Expect some company, as crowds are often here.

Between now and then, a lot of the days are a bit messy. There’s a big pulse of swell kicking in from Sunday the 27th of July, with 8ft on Monday morning and ramping up to a massive 15ft by Thursday the 30th. But the wind is all over the place – onshore, cross-onshore, or stormy. For a reef break, that much swell with poor wind is a recipe for a washing machine, and it’s only for advanced crew. The energy readings are huge (over 8000 by the 30th), but the quality is poor. That’s more of a spectacle than a session.

After that, the swell drops off fast. The first week of August is a real slow grind, with tiny waves under 2ft most days, and the wind is rarely kind. There’s a nice little window on Friday the 7th of August afternoon, with a 2ft SSW swell and a clean cross-offshore breeze, but it’s a very small wave.

So, the two best windows are Thursday afternoon the 23rd of July for a glassy, small-wave session, and Saturday the 1st of August afternoon for a clean, offshore beauty. The rest is a mix of too big, too windy, or too small. Don’t waste your time on the big days unless you’re a glutton for punishment.

Rusty.

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