Balneario Novo Quintao Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for Balneario Novo Quintao.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this stretch is looking pretty grim for paddle surfing for the first week or so. The swell is tiny and the wind is just constantly junk. We’ve got a long gap of poor conditions from now all the way through to around August 6th. There’s really nothing worth paddling out for in that first week. The energy is weak, with combined swell energy readings mostly under 500, and often down around 77 or 76, just not enough push. The wind is mostly cross-on or onshore, ruining any chance of a clean wave.

There’s a tiny glimmer on the morning of Friday August 7th. The wind goes glassy – a slight air – and we get a 4ft swell from the ENE. That’s a short-period windswell at 6 seconds, so it’ll be a bit lumpy and weak, but at least the surface will be clean. The combined energy is 232, which is weak. It’s a small window of clean surf but nothing to write home about.

Now, the real standout is on Monday August 10th. The morning sees a 4ft swell from the SSE at a very long 14-second period, with a combined energy reading of 1072, so we’re finally getting some proper groundswell energy. It’s clean, with light cross-offshore winds. That afternoon the energy jumps to a huge 2035, still clean with a 5ft swell. That’s a big, clean groundswell setup.

But the absolute pick of the whole outlook is Tuesday August 11th. Morning session is what dreams are made of: a clean, light offshore wind, with an 8ft swell from the ENE at a 9-second period. The combined energy is a massive 2219. This is proper power. The fetch is right. The water temp is around 62°, which is normal for this time of year. That Tuesday morning is for experienced surfers only – 8ft is pushing into expert territory, but the quality will be there. The direction is ENE, which matches the optimum from the SSE a bit off, but the power and the glassy wind make this the one to circle on the calendar.

After that, the forecast drops off again quickly with onshore winds and fading swells through the second week.

Honestly, if you’re in the area, wait for that Tuesday August 11th morning. That’s the only truly excellent window in this whole 16-day block. Everything else is small, weak, and blown out.

Rusty.

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