Aracaju Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.

First up, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a pretty grim outlook for the foreseeable future. We’re lookin’ at a solid stretch of junk. The water temp is sittin’ around 79°F which is pretty much normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The first real chance of anything worth paddling out for doesn’t show up until Monday, August 3rd. That’s a good two weeks away, and even then it’s only a marginal call. The winds are coming from the ESE, which is cross-on at Aracaju, so it’s gonna be choppy. The swell is comin’ from the SSE at 4ft with a period of 14 seconds – that’s a long-period groundswell, which means more energy but longer waits between sets. The combined energy is a solid 1310 (moderate to strong wave energy), so there’s some power behind it, but those cross-onshore winds will ruin the face. The break is exposed to the swell, but the direction isn’t ideal for the optimum S swell this spot prefers. It’s a beginner-friendly spot, but with that size and wind, beginners might find it a handful.

The rest of the period is a write-off. From now through the end of July, and into the first days of August, every single session is marked as “poor surf conditions.” You’ve got onshore winds, choppy water, and short-period, weak swell. From July 19th to the 25th, the swell is mostly from the ESE at 3ft to 6ft, but with periods around 8 seconds and combined energy between 73 and 883 (weak to moderate). It’s not worth the paddle. The wind is on or cross-on, so it’s messy.

From July 26th to August 2nd, it doesn’t get any better. Swell stays small, 1.0ft to 3ft, with periods all over the place, but the wind is consistently onshore or cross-on. The combined energy drops to as low as 71 (weak). The only highlight is on August 2nd, where we get a long-period swell from the SSE with a period of 18 seconds, giving a combined energy of 237 (moderate), but the swell height is only 1ft to 3ft. Not enough push to make it work.

So, the only real standout in the whole 16-day window is that Monday, August 3rd. It’s promising, but it’s a long way out, so don’t book the day off just yet. The setup is more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, given the wind and chop.

That’s the skinny. Hang in there, it’ll turn around eventually.

Rusty.

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