Andicuri Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’ll be honest with you – the outlook for Andicuri over the next 16 days is pretty grim. We’ve got a solid amount of swell pushing through, with chest to head-high sets hanging around the 5.6 to 7.2 ft range all period, but the problem is the wind. It’s locked in from the east and east-northeast, blowing at 18 to 28 mph nearly every session, and that keeps the surf in a constant state of cross-shore chop or messy cross-on conditions. No matter the day, the wave comment comes back as "poor surf conditions" straight through, and the combined swell energy runs moderate to strong (276 to 551), but none of that matters when the surface is torn up.

The water temp is sitting at 82.8°, which is pretty much dead average for the time of year – nothing unusual there.

Saturday the 12th through to Sunday the 27th, every morning and afternoon is the same story. There are no standout days. A couple of morning sessions later in the run, like Sunday the 21st and Tuesday the 22nd, see the wind drop to a moderate breeze at 15 mph, but even then it’s still cross or cross-on, and the wave quality is only described as choppy or lumpy. The swell direction is coming from the east and east-northeast, which isn’t lining up with the optimum N direction for this break anyway, so shape is going to be poor.

There are no real protected windows, no glassy moments, and nothing that qualifies as a true standout in the whole 16-day window. If you’re a surfer, I’d say save your energy. On the bigger days when the swell hits 6.6 to 7.2 ft, and with those strong onshore winds, this setup might actually look more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing – that cross-shore wind will be a blast for the kite crew.

Overall, it’s a blank run. Andicuri is a very consistent break, so this kind of extended poor spell is a bit unusual, but forecasts can change – hang tight.

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