Aracaju Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Well, let me level with you. Right now, and for a good stretch of the next couple of weeks, the surf here is pretty ordinary. There are no real standouts, no days that are going to have you calling in sick. The swell is just not lining up with what we need, and the wind’s usually on it or chopping it up. That first little push of south swell for Saturday afternoon is small and weak, so keep the expectations low. We’re looking at a bit of a dry spell before we see anything that even gets the heart rate up.

Sunday morning, the 6th, it drops away to nothing – right around 2ft – and the wind is cross-onshore from the ENE at 12 mph, so it’s going to be messy. Not worth paddling out for.

Monday the 7th, we’ve got a junky east swell at 3ft, but the period is a short 6 seconds, so there’s just no push or shape to it. The energy is weak, reading 99. That's not surf; that’s just bump in the water.

The middle of the week is more of the same – small, weak, and short-period. The energy levels stay mostly under 200, which tells you everything. It’s not going to be doing anything interesting.

The first glimmer of something with a bit more power shows up on Thursday the 10th in the morning, where the energy ticks up to 325 and we get 4ft of ESE swell at 7 seconds. Still not great – period’s short and the wind is on it – but at least there’s a pulse there.

The weekend of the 13th, Saturday morning, has the biggest reading of the run: 5ft of easterly swell, with the energy jumping to a solid 467. The period is still only 8 seconds, which is mediocre, but it’s the most size we get. However, the wind is cross from the NE at just 9 mph, so it’s not completely blown out, but it’s not glassy either. It’s likely to be a bit lumpy. It could be the pick of a bad bunch, but I wouldn’t get too excited.

After that, things settle back down again. The last week is just more of the same – knee-high slop and onshore breezes. The energy occasionally bumps up, like Monday morning the 14th at 98, but that’s about it. It’s pretty blank.

The real story here is the wind. We got a steady stream of winds from the east and southeast, which are cross-onshore or directly onshore for our coast. That’s kryptonite for clean waves. With the combination of small, weak swell and a consistent onshore flow, this setup honestly looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, especially on those bigger, messier days.

Water temp is sitting at 80°, which is right about normal for this time of year, so you can get away with a spring suit.

There’s nothing to highlight on this run. It’s just a flat, sloppy period. Hang tight, save your energy, and wait for the charts to come around.

Rusty

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