Prainha Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s break down what’s coming for Prainha in the next couple of weeks.

Right now, we’re looking at a slow start. Wednesday morning the 8th of July has tiny 2ft swells from the ESE, period around 10 seconds, and the combined energy is weak at 122. The wind is glassy, WSW at 3 mph, so it’s clean but there’s no power. Afternoon gets messy with onshore ENE breeze, so forget it. Thursday morning the 9th drops even smaller to 2ft, still clean with a light offshore WSW, but you’re just waiting for nothing. Energy is even weaker at 97. Friday morning the 10th sees a period jump to 14 seconds, swell still 2ft, glassy again, but energy is only 167 – it’s rideable, but boring.

Now, Saturday the 11th of July is the real standout. Morning shows 3ft from the ESE with a solid 13-second period, and the combined energy climbs to 287 – moderate but starting to have some punch. The wind is a light cross-offshore from the S at 3 mph, making it clean. Then Saturday afternoon turns glassy, no wind, S at 0 mph, with the same 3ft, 13-second swell. That’s the best session of the forecast. Water temperature is about average for the time of year, nothing weird. Prainha is an advanced break, very consistent, exposed to the S swell, and it can get crowded sometimes, so be ready. The optimum swell direction is from the S, so this ESE swell is a bit off-angle, but the wind and swell period make up for it.

Sunday morning the 12th drops to 3ft, a bit of cross-shore wind, and energy slips to 223 – still surfable but not as good. The rest of the week into Monday and Tuesday the 13th and 14th is a mix of poor conditions, onshore winds, and low energy. Wednesday morning the 15th of July offers another clean window with 3ft, 13-second swell, glassy WSW wind, and energy at 232 – that’s a solid morning, but not as strong as Saturday.

The second week gets patchy. Thursday the 16th morning is glassy but the swell is only 3ft and energy 179 – just okay. Friday the 17th and Saturday the 18th are small, 2ft, with clean cross-off winds but weak energy under 110. Sunday the 19th looks poor with cross-shore wind. Monday the 20th morning is glassy again, 2ft, energy 178, but it’s a small cleanup. The rest of the run into late July has only small, short-period swells (8-9 seconds) and onshore winds, with energy dropping into the double digits. Not worth getting out of bed for.

So, bottom line: the best on offer is Saturday the 11th of July – both morning and afternoon. That’s your window. The glassy conditions and the 3ft, 13-second groundswell will give you clean, long-period waves. It’s a bit small for advanced surfers, but the quality will be there. After that, Wednesday morning the 15th is a decent backup. The rest is mostly flat or poor.

Rusty, out.

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