Troia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Troia over the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with you, this one’s a tough read.

The whole 16-day window is a bit of a desert. There’s no real swell to get excited about, and conditions are mostly cross-shore or onshore. We’re looking at a long stretch where the surf will be flat or just plain poor. The first hint of anything even remotely rideable isn’t until the early morning of Friday, August 1st, and even then, it’s tiny.

The only time we see a little pulse of energy is the afternoon of Wednesday, August 6th. The swell picks up to about 4ft from the WNW, but with a period of just 5 seconds, that’s windswell, not groundswell. The combined swell energy hits 83 (moderate wave energy). The problem? The wind is a moderate cross-onshore, making things choppy. It’s not going to be clean. Later, on the morning of Thursday, August 7th we get a reprieve with clean conditions and a cross-offshore wind, but the swell drops right back to a knee-high 2ft.

If I’m being honest, the best looking morning in the whole run might be Sunday, August 10th. The wind is a fresh 19 mph from the NNW and cross-offshore, keeping it clean. There’s a 3ft swell from the WNW (period 5 seconds, combined energy 55), but it’s going to be lined up best for the experts given the size. The water temp is sitting at a very unusual 73°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year.

Overall, there’s no standout window here. It’s a classic blank run for this area, with very few consistent options. We don’t tend to see this kind of prolonged flat spell too often, but when it happens, it’s best to save the wax for another day. The afternoon of the 6th might have the most energy, but it’ll be an ugly one.

Rusty.

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