Titanzinho Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks.

Well, I gotta be straight with you. Looking at the whole 16-day window, it’s a bit of a tough one. The surf is there, but the conditions are just not playing ball. The wind is a persistent problem, and the wave quality is being described as poor across the board. The water is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 82°, which is nice, but it doesn't help the waves much.

We kick things off on Sunday, August 2nd, at Titanzinho. The swell is coming in at 5ft from the east, but with a short, weak period of 7 seconds. The combined energy is moderate, hitting 242, but the wind is a cross-shore mess, creating a cross-chop. It’s just not clean.

The first week is a real grind. From Monday, August 3rd, through to Saturday, August 9th, the story is the same. The swell hangs around 4ft to 5ft, all from the east, with a poor period of just 6 seconds. The energy stays in the moderate range, from 102 to 179. The mornings offer a bit of hope with a cross-offshore wind from the SE, which cleans the surface up, but the afternoons are consistently ruined by a cross-shore ESE wind that chops everything up. The waves are small, weak, and the wind is a constant battle.

Then we hit a bit of a lull. From Sunday, August 9th afternoon through Tuesday, August 11th, the swell drops off. We’re looking at 3ft to 4ft waves with energy values dropping below 100, which is weak. The period is still a measly 6 seconds. It’s not worth paddling out for.

Things pick up again on Wednesday, August 12th. The swell bumps back up to 5ft from the east, with a period still at 6 seconds, but the energy jumps to 212. Thursday morning, August 13th, looks clean with a cross-offshore wind, but the swell is still weak and short period.

Now, the one standout in this whole forecast is the morning of Saturday, August 15th. The swell pumps up to 6ft from the east with a slightly better period of 7 seconds, and the combined energy shoots up to a strong 415. The wind is a clean cross-offshore from the SE. This is the biggest, most powerful swell of the whole period, and it’s clean. At 6ft, it’s getting into the "a bit much for beginners" territory, but for the intermediate crew, this is the best window. The rest of that weekend and into the next week sees the swell hang around 5ft to 5ft, but the wind is always a factor, either cross-off in the mornings or cross-shore in the afternoons, and the period never gets long enough to give the waves any real shape.

So, to sum it up: the only real window to get excited about is the morning of Saturday, August 15th. That’s your best bet. The rest of the time, it’s a case of small, weak, short-period wind swell being messed up by the wind. It’s a frustrating run for a place that’s usually very consistent.

Rusty.

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