Andicuri Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me level with you. I’ve been staring at the charts for Andicuri, and I gotta be straight—it’s a tough stretch ahead. The whole 16-day window is a real heartbreaker.

Right from Tuesday the 18th of August, we’ve got a solid 5ft swell rolling in from the ENE, but the wind is just trashing it. That cross-on flow from the east at 19 mph is making a mess of things. The combined energy is sitting at 275, which is moderate, but with the wind and a short 7-second period, it’s lumpy and poor. The water temp is a warm 83°, about normal for the time of year, but you won’t care about that when you’re getting chopped up.

This pattern just locks in. Day after day, we’re stuck with cross-shore or cross-on winds from the east or ENE, blowing 19 to 28 mph. The swell stays in the 5ft to 7ft range, mostly ENE, with periods around 6 to 8 seconds. The energy climbs into the moderate range—sometimes hitting 453 or 540—but it doesn’t matter because the wind keeps it all messy and lumpy. The forecast scores are all zero until the 26th of August.

Now, there’s a little flicker of hope on Wednesday morning the 26th of August. We get a 7ft swell from the ENE with a very long period of 11 seconds, and the combined energy jumps way up to 1490. That’s a lot of power, and the wind is a fresh cross-shore at 22 mph, which is still not ideal, but it’s the best we’ve seen. The catch? The guidance says it’s a marginal surf forecast with questionable tide conditions, and only a score of 1. Still, for a spot that’s very consistent and exposed to the north, that long-period groundswell might offer a few proper waves if the tide lines up. It’s a long shot, but it’s the only shot.

After that, it’s back to the same old story. The wind stays up, the swell stays short-period, and the conditions stay poor all the way through to Wednesday the 2nd of September. No standouts, no clean windows, just a solid 16-day run of onshore junk.

If you’re a surfer, I’d save the petrol. If you’re a kiter, with these strong cross-shore winds and moderate swell, Andicuri might actually look fun. For the rest of us, we wait for the next forecast to change.

Rusty.

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