Tiririca Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks in the ol’ imperial system.

Look, I’m not gonna sugarcoat it. Most of this period is a write-off for any kind of decent session. We’ve got a long stretch of pretty ordinary conditions, with wind and swell timing just not lining up. The first real glimmer comes mid-period, but honestly, you’re waiting a while.

The only break we’ve got to talk about is Tiririca. It’s a beginner-friendly spot that’s consistent, but the winds are a nightmare for most of the run. The water’s sitting at a warm 79°, which is about a degree and a half above the long-term average – feels good on the skin but doesn’t make the surf any better.

Monday August 10th starts off with the best chance in the whole outlook. You get a glassy morning with an east swell at 3 ft and a period of 7 seconds. The combined energy is weak (86), so it’s not powerful, but for a beginner spot in clean, calm conditions, it’s actually surfable. That’s the standalone highlight – the only morning that’s truly worth paddling out for. It’s small, but glassy is gold.

From there, it’s a long, grim road. Monday afternoon turns cross-onshore and tiny. Tuesday gets cross-shore and choppy with rain. Wednesday the 12th sees a bump in energy (866 for the morning) and a heavier 8 ft swell, but that’s a moderate breeze and cross-off wind, plus it’s a bit much for beginners. The afternoon gets messy. Thursday morning the 13th cleans up a bit with southerly 6 mph wind and 4 ft swell from the ESE (energy 270), but it’s still not firing.

Then we hit Thursday August 14th morning – a real surprise. Glassy again, with a tiny 2 ft swell but a very long period of 14 seconds from the SSE. Energy is moderate (246). That period is long enough that at a beach break it might get a bit straight, but in clean, dead-calm conditions, it’s another viable little window for a longboard or a foamie. After that, it’s back to cross-on and onshore winds for days.

The rest of August is stuck in the same rut: onshore breezes, small swell, poor quality. Even the bigger period swells that show up later, like the 18-second pulse on Friday August 21st afternoon (energy 325), are spoiled by a light cross-onshore wind and only 2 ft of height. There’s no standout in the second week at all – it’s just grim consistency with the wind ruining things.

Bottom line: The best on offer is Monday August 10th morning – get it while it’s glassy. The second pick is Friday August 14th morning for another clean, small-wave glass-off. Everything else is waiting for a better forecast.

Stay keen, watch the sky, and be ready to move when it cleans up.
Rusty.

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