Andicuri Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for this stretch of coast.

Honestly, I gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days are lookin’ rough. There’s a whole lot of nothing good on offer here. The first solid chance of a surfable wave doesn’t show up until the end of the run, but even then, the conditions are a mess. From the start, we’ve got a constant, strong E to ENE wind that just won’t let up, blowing cross or cross-on, and it’s wrecking every bit of swell that rolls in. The wave energy is up there – hitting moderate to strong levels, with combined energy readings like 269 (moderate) and climbing all the way up to 1579 (very strong) by the 10th of September. But that energy is useless when the wind’s howling at 18 to 28 mph, turning the ocean into a lumpy, cross-chop mess. The swell period is short, mostly 7 to 8 seconds, so it’s weak, wind-driven junk.

Andicuri is the only spot in the game, and it’s a very consistent, exposed break that likes a north swell. But we’re gettin’ everything from the ENE and E, which is not its friend. The wind is always cross or cross-on, never clean. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing weird there.

The first real window of *possible* surf is Saturday, 29th August, but with 5 ft of 7-second ENE windswell and a 18 mph cross-breeze, it’s just not worth paddling out. The same story repeats day after day: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday… all the way through. The swell sticks around 5 ft to 7 ft, but the wind is a constant 21 to 28 mph. It’s the kind of setup that would be more fun for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, honestly.

Things get bigger as we head into the second week. On the 7th of September, we’re lookin’ at chest-to-head-high lumps, around 7 ft, but still with a cross-offshore wind that’s makin’ it messy. The 9th of September pushes up to 8 ft, and by the 10th of September we’ve got a solid 10 ft, 9-second swell from the east. That’s a lot of water moving – the combined energy is 1508, which is very strong. But the wind is still cranking at 25 mph cross or cross-on. That’s expert territory, and even then, it’s gonna be a washing machine. The period is short, so it’s not a proper groundswell; it’s all wind-affected.

The 11th and 12th of September still have decent size, 8 ft to 8 ft, but the same damn wind. So, there’s no standout. There’s no day where you’d look at the forecast and say, “Yeah, I’m calling in sick.” The entire 16-day window is a write-off. A blank run like this is a bit of a bummer, but in this area, when the trade winds lock in, it can be a long, flat, howling wait. Forecasts can change, but right now, I’d hang the board up for a couple of weeks.

Rusty.

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