Velzyland Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll level with you – the next week or so up at Velzyland (Brazil) is a proper struggle. We’ve got a patch of small, short-period easterly windswell trying to get going, but the wind is just all over the shop, turning what could be a fun little wave into a real battle. The water’s sitting at 73°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The first real chance to even get wet is Monday morning the 20th. We’re looking at a clean 4ft from the east at 8 seconds, with a light north wind that’s slightly offshore. The combined energy is only 164 – weak stuff – but it’s surfable, just very ordinary. That little window gets smashed in the arvo when the wind swings NE and howls to 16 mph, turning it into a choppy, cross-onshore mess. Tuesday and Wednesday are more of the same: small, onshore, and frustrating. The wind just won’t let up.

Friday morning the 24th brings a moment of calm. Only a 3ft east swell, but the wind goes glassy – dead calm. That’s your best bet early on, but it’s tiny and the period is only 8 seconds, so the waves won’t have much push. The energy is a pitiful 102. Still, it’s clean. From there, the weekend is a complete write-off with strong winds and tiny swell.

The real standout doesn’t arrive until Monday the 27th of July. The morning brings a new swell from the south at 6ft with a period of 11 seconds – that’s proper groundswell. The combined energy jumps to 971, which is moderate but getting into the strong range. The wind is a light southerly cross, so it’s only a little bumpy. This is the best size we’ve seen, and for a reef break like Velzyland, that long-period south swell will wrap in nicely. The only catch is the cross wind, but it’s light, so it’s rideable. This is the pick of the whole forecast.

After that, we get a few more days of small, clean conditions. Wednesday morning the 29th is glassy again with a 3ft south-east swell, and the energy is 192 – nothing special but it’s clean. Then Saturday morning the 1st of August is glassy with a 2ft long-period 14-second swell from the south-east. That’s a very clean little wave with 220 energy. And Sunday the 2nd of August morning has a 3ft south-east swell with 13-second period and 495 energy – that’s moderate energy, but the wind is just a light cross, not ideal but workable. The real highlight of the second week is Monday the 3rd of August morning: 3ft of 14-second south-east groundswell, clean offshore north wind, 283 energy. It’s small, but it’ll be lined up and glassy. That’s a classic Velzyland morning.

To sum it up: the first week is a battle with small, short-period swell and onshore winds. Friday the 24th morning is your only clean little window. The standout is Monday the 27th of July morning – the biggest swell of the run at 6ft from the south, and it’s the only day with real size. The second week has some lovely clean, glassy mornings, especially Monday the 3rd of August, but it’s all small stuff. You’ll be scratching around for a waist-high wave, but it’ll be perfect.

Rusty.

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