Prainha Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for the next couple of weeks.

We're looking at a pretty flat start, to be honest. The first few days are a write-off, with nothing but small, messy junk and a lot of "poor surf conditions" flags. You'll be waiting for a while. The first real glimmer of hope doesn't show up until Tuesday morning, July 7th, but it's a bit of a mixed bag.

Tuesday, July 7th sees a bump in size at Prainha with a 5 ft swell from the SSE, but it's got a short 10-second period. The morning has a clean feel with a cross-offshore wind from the south at 12 mph, and the combined wave energy is a solid 515. It's a bit of a grunty one, and with that short period, it will be a bit lumpy and powerful. This is firmly in the "advanced" surfer zone. The afternoon turns into a cross-on mess, so the window is tight.

Thursday, July 9th and Friday, July 10th mornings offer a completely different vibe. We're talking small – 2 ft and 1 ft from the ESE. The key here is the wind: it's glassy. The conditions are described as "glassy" with a "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions" comment. The energy is weak (69 and 53), so it's a longboard or a big, fat fish situation. The crowds at Prainha can be there sometimes, so on a tiny, clean day, you might have company.

The first real standout that gets my blood pumping is Sunday, July 12th. The morning brings a 2 ft ESE swell, but the period stretches out to a nice 13 seconds from the east-southeast. The best part? It's glassy again. The combined energy is a solid 206 (moderate), so there's some push behind it. That 13-second period means it'll be a proper groundswell, offering long, clean lines. This is the pick of the first week.

Now, for the long-range call. The big one is on Sunday, July 19th. The forecast shows a 7 ft swell from the SSE, but it's a short-period 7-second wind swell, with a massive combined energy of 641 (strong). This is a lot of water moving, but it'll be a raw, close-out dump at a beach break. The wind is a cross-offshore from the south at 9 mph, and conditions are "clean," so it's for experts only. Anyone else will be getting pounded. This is a promising but less certain call two weeks out, so keep an eye on it.

So, to sum it up: the first week is a flat spell with a few tiny glassy windows for the longboard crew. The highlight is the clean, long-period swell on the morning of Sunday, July 12th. The second week has that big, raw 7 ft storm swell on the Sunday, July 19th, which is a serious proposition for the experts.

Rusty out.

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