Tiririca Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a proper look at what Tiririca has in store for us over the next couple of weeks.

The outlook is a pretty quiet one to start. We’ve got a bit of a blank run at the beginning, with pretty ordinary, small conditions for the first few days. For a beginner-friendly spot like Tiririca, it’s not terrible, but it's nothing to get excited about either. The real interest starts to build about a week out from now, and there’s a definite window that looks like the pick of the bunch.

The surf kicks off on Sunday morning, July 26th. We’re looking at a tiny 3ft swell from the east, with a period of 7 seconds. The combined energy is weak (75), and water temp is 78°, which is about average for this time of year. The wind is glassy though, a light WSW, so the surface will be clean. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. The morning is the only time to look at it; the afternoon turns into a poor cross-on mess.

Monday the 27th and Tuesday the 28th are much the same story. Small 2ft east swell, with light cross-offshore winds in the mornings giving clean conditions, but it’s still weak and small. The afternoons are all poor again.

Wednesday the 29th and Thursday the 30th are a write-off for quality, with onshore winds and tiny, weak swell. The only bright spot is Thursday morning with a glassy 2ft east swell, but it’s barely breaking.

Friday morning, July 31st, is a repeat of the glassy start: 3ft east swell, 7-second period, and a light WSW wind. The combined energy is still weak (89). It’s surfable, but ordinary.

Now, rolling into August, the swell starts to lift. The first weekend, August 1st and 2nd, sees the swell bump up to 4ft to 5ft, with the combined energy climbing into the moderate range (126 to 229). But the wind is all cross-on, and the wave comments are poor to marginal. Not worth getting wet for.

The standout window arrives on Monday morning, August 3rd. This is the one to circle. We’ve got a 5ft east swell, period creeping up to 8 seconds, and the combined energy is now a solid moderate 270. The real kicker is the wind: a light SSW cross-offshore, making for clean conditions. This is the best surf on offer. It’s getting a bit bigger, so it’s a good size for most intermediates, still fine for confident beginners. The morning session is the clear winner.

Tuesday the 4th is still okay, with 5ft to 5ft east swell, but the wind goes cross-shore, making it less clean. Wednesday through to the end of the forecast window, the swell pushes above 5ft, hitting 6ft to 6ft, and the combined energy gets strong (over 400). But the wind is just awful, mostly cross-on or onshore, and choppy. It’s too big for beginners and the conditions are messy. Thursday the 6th afternoon has a marginal call, and Friday morning, August 7th, has a clean cross-off wind with a 5ft east swell, which is another decent option, but nothing beats that Monday morning.

So, if you’re picking a day, get out there on Monday morning, August 3rd. It’s the cleanest, best-formed swell of the 16 days. The rest of the time is either too small, too windy, or too messy.

Stay stoked, and I’ll see you in the water.

- Rusty

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