Tramandai Pier (Platforma) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let's have a look at what's happening for Tramandai. The coming week and a half or so is a bit of a mixed bag, but there are a couple of bright spots to get excited about. The water's sitting at 62°, which is just about bang on normal for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.

The first real window of opportunity is Thursday morning, the 23rd of July. Tramandai Pier (Platforma) is looking at a solid 7ft swell from the SSE, with a period of 8 seconds. That's a decent lump of energy – the combined energy reading is 809, which is a moderate to strong push. The wind is a light SSW breeze at 6 mph, blowing cross-offshore, so the waves will be clean. This is a standout session for the period. The swell is a bit over 5ft, so it's getting a little too big for absolute beginners, but it's prime for intermediates. The break is a beach/pier setup, so it's exposed and will handle that SSE direction well.

The rest of the week is a bit messy. Friday, the 24th, has a similar size swell but strong ENE winds, making it choppy and poor. Saturday morning, the 25th, shows a 6ft swell from the ESE with a cross-off W wind, the energy is even higher at 1005, but the quality is marginal. Saturday afternoon drops to 3ft from the SSE but with a very long 14-second period – that's pure groundswell energy. At a beach break, that long period can make the waves break a bit too straight, but for a point or reef it would be magic. Here, it's a clean option but small.

Now, if you can wait, Monday the 27th of July morning is another beauty. The swell is a modest 4ft from the E, period 9 seconds, but the wind is dead calm – glassy. Combined energy is 260, so it's not a powerhouse, but it's clean and surfable. That afternoon, the wind turns offshore from the W at 6 mph, with 3ft from the ESE, also clean. Good for a long, quiet session.

The rest of the first week into the second week is mostly poor or marginal, with onshore winds and small, weak swell. A few days of almost nothing. Then, look ahead to Monday the 3rd of August. The morning shows a 5ft ESE swell, period 9 seconds, with a light N cross-off wind at 6 mph. The combined energy is 514, a solid moderate push, and it's clean. That afternoon, the wind goes glassy with a light SW breeze at 3 mph. Another excellent session. This is the second standout – promising, but it's a week and a half away, so keep an eye on the forecasts.

The 4th of August is also surfable with 5ft from the ESE and a period of 10 seconds, but the wind is onshore from the ESE in the afternoon, so it's less clean. Crowds at Tramandai Pier can be an issue sometimes, so factor that in for the good days.

Overall, the two true standouts are Thursday morning, the 23rd of July, for the most powerful, clean swell, and Monday the 3rd of August for the glassy, clean conditions. The rest is a waiting game, but it tends not to stay poor for long around here.

Rusty.

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