Prainha Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at what we’ve got on offer for Prainha over the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a slow burn, but there are a couple of windows that could really fire up.

First off, the water temp is sitting at 65°, which is about 0.7° cooler than average for this time of year – nothing to write home about, just your typical July temp.

The outlook starts with a pretty flat and poor stretch through the first week of July. From the 3rd through to the 10th, it’s mostly small, mushy, and bumpy. Winds are often cross-on or just messy, and the combined wave energy is weak, sitting under 200 (272 on the 3rd but with poor conditions). You’ll see heights of 2 ft to 3 ft, but honestly, it’s not worth paddling out for. There’s a glassy window on the morning of Sunday the 5th, with 2 ft of SE swell and a period of 11 seconds, but the energy is just too low (131) to get excited about. Expect a lot of groveling.

Then things start to wake up around the 11th of July. The Saturday morning session (July 11th) looks promising – we’ve got 3 ft of SE swell coming in with an 11-second period and a glassy NW wind. The combined energy jumps to 329, which is a good sign. That’s clean, shoulder-high surf. The morning of Sunday the 12th is even better, with the same size and a 13-second period, glassy offshore winds from the W, and wave energy hitting 411. This is the standout of the whole outlook. These are your two best calls: the morning of the 11th and the morning of the 12th. Keep in mind, Prainha is an advanced break that can get crowded sometimes, so get out early.

After that, it’s a bit of a mixed bag. The morning of Monday the 13th has clean 3 ft surf with a 12-second period and glassy conditions, but energy is a moderate 181. Tuesday the 14th morning also looks clean with glassy SSE winds and 3 ft of 11-second SE swell (energy 206). Worth a look if you missed the weekend.

The second week tails off into smaller, weaker swell, but hold onto your boards for the 17th of July. That Friday afternoon shows a weird but interesting spike: 1 ft of SE swell but with a *very* long 20-second period, pushing energy to 263. That’s a long-period groundswell, which will wrap into Prainha nicely but could be fat and straight. Then the morning of Saturday the 18th keeps that long-period vibe going with 2 ft of 16-second swell (energy 237) and cross-off NW winds. These are definitely for the more experienced crew who know how to handle that kind of energy.

Overall, don’t bother before the 11th. The real action is the glassy mornings on the 11th and 12th. After that, the 17th and 18th offer some interesting, but trickier, long-period options for the advanced surfers.

Stay keen.

Rusty

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