Surf Forecasts:
Aracaju surf forecast from 30 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 1 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, E swell with 472 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Aracaju this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Aracaju in the next 16 days are 1.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (-02) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Tue 1st Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Aracaju over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let me break it down for Aracaju in feet. Straight up, it’s a rough stretch for paddle surfing. We’ve got a long run of poor surf conditions stretching right through the entire 16-day window. There are no good options to get excited about, which is a bummer, but it happens here sometimes – the forecasts can always change, but right now, the run looks pretty blank.
Starting from Sunday the 30th of August, it’s all onshore wind from the east, with messy little waves around 3 ft and a short period of 7 seconds. The combined wave energy is weak (142), and with rain showers and a gentle breeze, it’s not worth paddling out. This pattern holds all week. By Monday the 31st, we see a bit more size with swell hitting 4 ft from the ESE, but the period stays short at 8 seconds, and the wind is cross-onshore. The energy picks up to moderate (315), but it’s still choppy and classified as poor.
As we head into the start of September, the wind stays unfriendly. Tuesday morning has a 5 ft swell, but it’s still cross-onshore and choppy. Wednesday the 2nd brings a bigger pulse of 6 ft from the east, with the energy climbing to a strong 705. That sounds promising, but the wind is a fresh cross-onshore at 30 km/h, making it lumpy and messy. This is honestly more interesting for kite surfing than trying to paddle out.
The second week shows a similar situation. There’s a real standout from a swell direction standpoint – a long-period groundswell from the south pops up around the 8th of September. By the morning of the 9th, we get a very long period of 18 seconds from the south, with strong energy (676), but the swell height is only 3 ft. It’s also onshore wind, so the quality is poor. A south swell with that kind of period could be fun on a point break or reef, but at Aracaju (a beginner-friendly, exposed beach break), the long period will make it break too straight and fat. Plus, it’s still cross-onshore on the afternoon.
To be honest, the water temperature anomaly isn’t provided for the first break, so I can’t tell you if it’s warmer or cooler than usual. But overall, there’s no moment in this 16-day window where the stars align. The wind is never truly offshore, and the wave quality is consistently poor. If you’ve got a kite, maybe take a look, but for the rest of us, it’s a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 77 | 75 | 80 | 239 | 313 | 160 | 295 | 257 | 315 | 471 | 304 | 226 | 405 | 217 | 180 | 151 | 151 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:30AM1.98m | 6:43PM1.89m | 7:06AM1.96m | 7:17PM1.83m | 7:44AM1.90m | 7:53PM1.74m | 8:26AM1.78m | 8:34PM1.62m | 9:16AM1.63m | 9:26PM1.46m | 10:24AM1.47m | 10:46PM1.33m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:33AM-0.02m | 12:54PM0.05m | 1:07AM-0.02m | 1:29PM0.10m | 1:42AM0.01m | 2:07PM0.20m | 2:21AM0.09m | 2:49PM0.34m | 3:05AM0.22m | 3:40PM0.50m | 4:05AM0.38m | 4:55PM0.65m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 9 | S 9 | — | ESE 8 | — | ESE 9 | S 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 103 | 65 | 41 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 160 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 232 | 2 | — | 207 | — | 180 | 3 | 151 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 13 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 54 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 18 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 9 | — | E 4 |
| kJ | 60 | 77 | 75 | 80 | 239 | 313 | 46 | 295 | 257 | 315 | 471 | 304 | 226 | 405 | 217 | — | 151 | — | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1454 | 263 | 1429 | 459 | 274 | 1454 | 1412 | 263 | 1429 | 1120 | 263 | 2005 | 376 | 1094 | 1094 | 422 | 421 | 1028 | 1028 |
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