Tiririca Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the menu for the next couple of weeks at Tiririca.

Straight up, I’ve gotta be honest with you – this is a rough run. We’re looking at a long stretch where the conditions just aren’t coming together. From the start of the forecast through the first week and well into the second, there’s barely a window where it’s worth paddling out. The swell sticks around, but the wind and the quality just aren’t playing ball.

Starting Monday afternoon, August 24th, we’ve got a tiny 2 ft swell out of the ESE, but it’s cross-onshore and the energy is weak (45). The water is sitting at 78°, which is about normal for this time of year. Not worth the walk.

Tuesday the 25th brings a small bump in the morning to 3 ft, but again, it’s cross-onshore and messy. The afternoon drops right off to a 1 ft SSE groundswell with a long 14-second period and moderate energy (139), but that cross-onshore wind just chops it up.

Wednesday the 26th sees the swell push to 3 ft and then 4 ft out of the east, but it’s onshore wind ruining the shape. Energy picks up to 180 and 201, but we’ve got poor conditions flagged both sessions.

Thursday the 27th, the morning has a tiny 2 ft southerly swell with a very long 16-second period and building energy (283), but it’s cross-onshore. The afternoon shows more of that same southerly groundswell at 2 ft with a huge jump in energy to 585, and the wind turns onshore – still a no-go, with only a marginal nod.

Friday the 28th, we’re stuck with poor conditions again. Morning has a 2 ft SSE groundswell, afternoon picks up to 4 ft out of the east, but onshore wind all day.

Saturday the 29th, we get rain showers and a consistent 4 ft easterly swell, but it’s onshore and energy is moderate (232-277). Still poor.

Sunday the 30th pushes into the 5 ft range in the morning with an easterly swell, but it’s cross-onshore and messy, energy at 286. This is getting a bit too big for beginners anyway, over 5 ft. Still no quality for the rest of us.

The run of poor conditions keeps going right through the start of September. Monday the 31st of August offers a marginal call in the morning – 5 ft easterly swell, light cross-onshore wind, energy at 237 – but it’s still not good. By September 2nd, Wednesday, we get a 5 ft morning swell from the east with energy up to 331 and a marginal call, but the wind is onshore. That’s probably the only window in this whole stretch that might almost be worth a look for the desperate.

From there, it just keeps on. Thursday the 3rd, Friday the 4th, Saturday the 5th, all the way through to Tuesday the 8th of September – poor surf conditions, cross-onshore or onshore wind, and swell periods mostly short around 6-8 seconds. The energy rarely gets past moderate. Nothing is coming together for clean, ridable waves.

Honestly, mate, this is a blank run. There are no standout days here. If you’re hanging for a paddle, your best bet is that marginal morning on the 31st of August or the 2nd of September, but even then, I wouldn’t get my hopes up. For a spot that’s consistent, this is a tough stretch. The only real standout is how long the poor conditions last – basically the whole 16 days.

Rusty.

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