Titanzinho Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. The next 16 days are looking pretty grim for quality waves, so I’ll be straight with you. There’s not a single session that’s got the goods, so we’re looking at a long, frustrating stretch of flat to poor surf.

The only spot worth a mention is Titanzinho, a reef break. The water is sitting at a warm 82°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. But that’s where the good news ends.

The pattern kicks off Sunday, August 2nd, with some swell on offer, but it’s a mess. We’ve got 5ft of short-period windswell from the ENE, hitting a 7-second period and a combined energy of 287 (moderate). The wind is a fresh cross-offshore from the SE at 19 mph, which keeps the surface clean, but the wave quality is just poor. There’s no power or shape to it. This same kind of mediocrity hangs around all through the first week. Monday morning the 3rd has a similar 5ft ENE swell, with a short 6-second period, and moderate SE cross-off winds. The energy is weak at 136. It’s just not worth paddling out for.

We roll through the middle of the week – Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday – all the same story. Waist-to-chest high windswell, short period, and cross-off winds that keep the surface tidy but the waves are gutless. The energy readings stay in the weak to moderate range, bouncing between 129 and 166. The swell direction is consistently from the E to ENE, which isn’t what this spot prefers. The break needs a north swell for optimum, so nearly everything is coming from the wrong angle.

Friday the 7th through Sunday the 9th doesn’t change. More of the same short-period, weak windswell, with cross-shore winds. The combined energy dips below 100 on the 10th, hitting 89, which is practically flat. The wind switches to a cross-on on the 10th, adding chop to the already poor conditions.

The second week is a carbon copy. From August 11th right through to the 18th, Titanzinho sees a tiny bump in swell size but the quality remains terrible. The swell stays around 4ft to 6ft, all from the E or ENE, with periods of 6 to 7 seconds. The energy does creep up a bit, hitting 356 on the morning of the 17th, but that’s still a short-period, onshore-angled windswell. The wind is a fresh SE cross-off at 19 mph on the mornings, keeping the surface clean, but the waves are just crumbly, short, and unappealing. The afternoon sessions are all cross-shore with a chop, which is even worse.

The standout if you absolutely have to get wet? Maybe the morning of Monday, August 17th. The swell is 6ft from the E, with a 7-second period, and the combined energy is 356, which is the highest of the whole period. The wind is clean cross-off. But at 6ft, that’s getting a bit much for beginners, and the short period means it’s just a lumpy, walls-of-white-water affair. It’s not a classic reef wave setup. Honestly, this whole stretch is more interesting for the kite surfers than a paddle surfer, given the strong cross-off winds and the poor wave quality.

Bottom line: there’s nothing to get excited about. Take a break, clean the wax off your board, and wait for a real groundswell to show up.

Rusty.

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