Andicuri Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks at Andicuri are looking pretty average. The swell is on the small side for this exposed spot, but the real killer is the wind. Almost every session is getting hammered by a fresh to strong cross-shore or cross-onshore breeze from the east and east-northeast. That’s keeping the surf all lumpy and chopped up, with no clean windows in sight. The water temp is sitting right around 83°F, which is pretty much normal for this time of year.

We’re kicking off on Monday the 7th of September with some clouds and a solid 22 mph ESE cross-wind pushing into a 6 ft easterly swell with a short, weak period of 7 seconds. The combined energy is weak at 286, and the surf is just poor. That pretty much sets the tone. Tuesday the 8th is a bit bigger – 7 ft from the east in the morning but the wind is still howling at 25 mph, creating messy cross-chop. By the afternoon it’s 7 ft but cross-onshore and messy. Wednesday the 9th and Thursday the 10th are more of the same: 7 ft to 7 ft, always with that cross or cross-onshore wind, and energy staying in the moderate range (438 to 537). Friday the 11th pushes up to 8 ft and 701 energy by the afternoon, but still crummy conditions. Saturday the 12th is the biggest of the lot with 8 ft swell and energy climbing to 924 – that’s getting into the strong range. But again, a strong cross-onshore wind is going to trash it. The swell is a bit bigger than 8 ft at times, so this is for experienced surfers only, but honestly, with that wind it’s not going to be much fun for anyone.

Sunday the 13th and the start of the second week from Monday the 14th roll in with 7 ft to 8 ft easterly swells, still short-period (7-8 seconds). The wind eases a touch to a fresh breeze (19 mph) but it’s still cross or cross-onshore. There’s a risk of thunderstorms on Monday, so the sky’s going to be active even if the surf isn’t. By Tuesday the 15th through to Friday the 18th, we’re stuck in the same pattern: 6 ft to 8 ft of easterly wind-swell, constant cross-shore wind from the east at 22-28 mph, and weak to moderate energy (266 to 589). The following weekend – Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th – sees the swell slowly drop back to 6 ft to 7 ft, with energy fading to 307-454. The last few days, Monday the 21st and Tuesday the 22nd of September, taper off to 5 ft to 6 ft, with the lightest energy of the whole run at 193-257.

There are no standout days here. With this persistent cross-shore wind and that short-period easterly swell, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, honestly. The surf just doesn’t get clean. There’s a long stretch of poor conditions from start to finish, about 16 days of nothing I’d recommend. For a break that’s usually very consistent, this is a rough patch. Forecasts can change, but as it stands, I’d leave the board at home.

Rusty.

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