Tiririca Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, it’s Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for our local patch, specifically Tiririca. Let’s be straight with each other – this isn’t a week for the highlight reel. The energy is low, and the wind is mostly working against us for the next stretch.

The first few days starting Saturday, the 25th of July, are a real struggle. We’re looking at tiny, weak waves. Saturday morning is the best of a bad lot with a glassy 3ft swell from the ESE, but the combined energy is a weak 101. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. The water temp is about average for this time of year. Sunday morning is glassy again with a tiny 3ft swell, but the energy has dropped to 75. It’s a paddle, not a session. This pattern of small, clean-but-cruel mornings and choppy afternoons continues right through the week. Thursday the 30th and Friday the 31st offer nothing but a few glassy moments on tiny, weak 2ft to 3ft waves. The crowds are described as "sometimes" here, but honestly, with these conditions, you’ll be sharing the line-up with the seagulls.

Then we hit a big gap. The swell tries to build on the 1st and 2nd of August, but the wind is all wrong—cross-onshore—making a mess of the 5ft to 3ft swell. The energy is moderate (up to 263) but it’s all junk.

The first real glimmer of hope comes on Monday morning, the 3rd of August. The wind goes glassy, and we get a proper 4ft swell from the east with a combined energy of 221. The period is 8 seconds, so it’s not a groundswell, but it’s clean and surfable. This is the pick of the first week. Tuesday morning, the 4th, is also worth a look with a clean 4ft swell and cross-off wind.

After that, the south-east wind cranks up again. The swell gets bigger, but the wind is a disaster. From Wednesday the 5th onward, the conditions are poor. The swell jumps to 5ft and then 6ft, but the energy is all directed into a messy onshore wind. A kite surfer would be having a field day, but for a paddle surfer, it’s a write-off.

Now, I’m looking at the very end of the forecast. Saturday, the 8th of August, and Sunday, the 9th, a big swell is predicted to arrive. We’re talking 10ft from the ESE with a very long period of 10 to 11 seconds. The combined energy is massive, over 2000. The wind on Sunday morning is forecast to be glassy from the WSW. But here’s the thing—this break is a beginner spot, and a 10ft wave is dangerous for inexperienced surfers. The forecast itself says it’s too big for this break. For the experts, it might be a wild, big-wave session, but it’s a long way off and the forecast is less certain. For now, it’s a promising but distant notion.

So, to wrap it up: your best bet is Monday morning, the 3rd of August, for a clean, fun-sized wave. If you’re a beginner, stay away from the 8th and 9th. It’s a patchy outlook, but that’s how it goes sometimes.

Rusty.

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