Titanzinho Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, grab a coffee, let's talk about the next couple of weeks around here. To be straight with you, the outlook is a tough one. We're looking at a solid sixteen-day window, but it’s a real mixed bag of onshore winds and messy conditions. There’s surf out there, but you’ll be working for it, and the quality is just not there for most of it.

Let’s start with Titanzinho. This reef break is the only game in town on the cards, and it’s a tough one. The water is sitting at 81° right now, which is about average for this time of year. The first week, from Thursday the 23rd of July right through to the end of the month, is just a write-off. We’ve got persistent cross-shore and cross-offshore winds, mostly from the ESE and SE, blowing at 15 to 25 mph. Sure, the swell is there, hovering around 3ft to 5ft from the east, but the period is short, around 5 to 6 seconds. That’s weak, messy windswell, and the combined energy is pathetic, mostly under 100, with a few spikes into the low 100s. The wave comment is "poor surf conditions" every single time. Frankly, it’s not worth paddling out for.

We do get a few cleaner windows, like the Saturday morning of the 25th and Sunday morning of the 26th, where the wind goes cross-offshore and the face is clean, but the swell is still short-period and weak. The energy on Sunday the 26th morning hits 178, which is moderate, but it's still a short, bumpy wave. It's frustrating because you can see the swell trying, but the wind just kills it.

The second week, starting August, is a little more interesting, but don't get your hopes up too high. The mornings of the 1st, 3rd, and 4th of August all have clean, cross-offshore winds, but the swell is still small and weak, with energy mostly in the low 100s. The real tease comes at the end of the forecast. From the 5th of August, we start to see a proper bump in energy. The Wednesday afternoon of the 5th sees a 5ft east swell with a 7-second period, and the combined energy jumps to 253. That's moderate, but it's a step up. Then Thursday the 6th of August morning has a 5ft east swell and energy of 278, and the wind is a fresh cross-offshore breeze at 30 mph, keeping it clean. The pick of the entire period, if I had to shove you into one session, would be Friday the 7th of August morning. We’re looking at a 6ft east swell (7-second period), with a fresh cross-offshore breeze, and the energy is a solid 370. That’s the biggest, cleanest window we get. But remember, 6ft and short period is a bit of a bumpy ride, so it’s for the more experienced crew. The afternoon of the 7th also has a 6ft swell, but the wind swings back to cross-shore.

So, long story short, we have a gap of almost no quality surf from the 23rd of July right through to the 5th of August. The only real standout is that Friday the 7th of August morning. It's a long way out, so don't book the day off work just yet, but that's the one to watch. Otherwise, it's a waiting game.

Rusty.

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