Andicuri Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. I’ve looked over the numbers for Andicuri and, mate, it’s a grim outlook. There’s not a single surfable day in the whole 16-day window from Friday September 4th through to Saturday September 19th. Every session is rated poor. The wind, the swell, the conditions – it’s all against us.

Andicuri is an exposed beach break that’s very consistent, but it’s pulling in swell from the E, while the ideal direction here is from the N. So we’re swimming upstream already. The ENE to E wind is hammering it at 20 to 28 mph, blowing cross to cross-onshore, turning the ocean into lumpy, messy cross-chop. The swell energy is there – from the 9th to the 12th we’ve got moderate to strong energy, peaking at a combined energy reading of 762 on the afternoon of the 12th – that’s serious power. But what good is that when the wind’s trashing it?

Swell heights run from about 5 ft to 8 ft, so there’s size, but with a short-period E windswell of just 6 to 8 seconds, it’s bumpy, unshaped junk. No form at all. When it pushes past 8 ft on the 11th and 12th, it’s only for experts, and even then, the wind makes it a no-go. For beginners, anything over 5 ft can be hairy, and with this wind, it’s a day to stay dry.

It’s a blank run from the 4th right through to the 19th – over two weeks of poor conditions. I can’t pick a single standout day. No morning glass-off, no break in the wind. This setup – strong wind and short-period swell at an exposed beach – looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. If you’ve got a kite, you’re in business; for the rest of us, leave the boards home. Forecasts can change, though, and it doesn’t stay this bad forever. But for now, it’s a write-off.

Rusty.

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