Tiririca Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll level with you – the next couple of weeks at Tiririca are pretty grim for a decent paddle. There are stretches where it’s just not worth getting wet. The good news is things aren’t totally hopeless, but you’ll need to pick your moments carefully.

The water temp is sitting right around 78°F so pretty average for this time of year – no surprises there.

Let’s run through it. Thursday the 20th and Friday the 21st see tiny, short-period swell from the ESE – around 4ft dropping to 3ft – but the wind is a mess. Thursday morning has a light cross-onshore breeze that messes up the face, and even though Friday morning looks glassy with that NNW wind, the energy is weak (combined energy of 120) and the waves are ordinary. Not worth your time.

Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd are even smaller – we’re talking 2ft to 3ft with periods barely hitting 6 to 7 seconds. Wind is mostly onshore or cross-shore. Sunday morning has a glassy patch from the SSE, but the swell is just too gutless (energy dropping to 64) to bother. Tuesday the 25th morning offers a brief glimmer: a clean cross-off breeze from the south, 3ft of 8-second E swell and moderate energy (125). It’s surfable, but still pretty average.

Then from Wednesday the 26th through to the end of the month, every session is rated poor. Winds are onshore or cross-onshore, the swell stays small to moderate, and the quality is just not there. The best of a bad bunch might be Thursday the 27th morning, when a long-period swell from the SSE (16 seconds) rolls in with combined energy of 250 – but the swell height is only 2ft and the wind is straight onshore. That long period and small size mean it’ll be fat and breaking straight at the beach – better for a point or reef, not here.

By the 31st of August, we see the swell pushing 5ft from the east (period 8 seconds, strong energy of 321) but it’s cross-onshore from the NE and the waves are messy. That’s getting into the too-big-for-beginners territory, but with those crap winds, it’s only interesting if you’re looking for a fight.

The first week of September doesn’t get any kinder. The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th all show poor conditions – onshore or cross-onshore wind, mediocre 3ft to 5ft swell from the east and ENE, and energy mostly in the 199 to 253 range. Nothing clean.

Honestly, the standout – if you can call it that – is Friday morning the 25th of August. That’s your best chance: clean offshore breeze, 3ft east swell with 8 seconds, and moderate energy. It’s not epic, but it’s the only window where the conditions line up for a surfable wave. Everything else is a write-off. Expect a crowd here at Tiririca sometimes, but with how poor the overall outlook is, it might be quieter.

So yeah, a long lean spell. It won’t be like this forever – forecasts can flip – but for now, keep your expectations low.

Rusty.

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