Andicuri Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – if you’re looking for clean, fun waves at Andicuri over the next 16 days, I’ve got some bad news. The whole run is pretty much a bust. There’s a constant stream of swell, but it’s totally let down by the wind.

We’ve got something on offer starting Monday afternoon, August 10th, with a 7 ft swell coming out of the ENE, but that 28 mph cross-onshore breeze is just messing everything up. The water’s sitting at 82°, which is dead average for this time of year. The combined swell energy is weak too, only reading 360. It’s just not worth paddling out.

That pattern just keeps repeating itself. Tuesday the 11th, Wednesday the 12th, right through the week – swell sizes bounce between 6 ft and 7 ft, all from the east or east-northeast, but the wind is relentless. It’s either a strong cross-shore or a strong cross-onshore breeze, anywhere from 25 to 31 mph, making everything lumpy, choppy, and blown out. The wave energy picks up on the 14th and 15th with readings over 1000 (1152 and 1738 respectively) as swell hits 10 ft, but it’s still a lost cause with that near gale force wind.

We roll into the second week, and there's no relief. From Monday the 17th of August right through to Tuesday the 25th of August, the story is the same. Swell sits between 5 ft and 8 ft, but every single session is plagued by strong or fresh cross-shore or cross-onshore winds. The combined energy drops back down into the 200s and 400s.

There is not a single standout window here. The best you could hope for is a morning with a "fresh breeze" instead of a "strong breeze," but that’s still going to leave you with lumpy, messy conditions. For an exposed spot like Andicuri, with these persistent easterly trades, this setup is way more interesting for a kite surfer than for anyone paddling a surfboard. It’s a tough run, but that’s how it goes sometimes.

Rusty.

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