Aracaju Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what Aracaju has in store for us. To be straight with you, it’s a pretty grim run for the next couple of weeks. The surf forecast is looking mostly poor, with a lot of onshore and cross-onshore wind messing things up. For a spot that’s fairly consistent, this is a long stretch of nothing much to get excited about.

We start on Tuesday, 14th July, and the surf is tiny. The swell is a weak 3 ft from the ENE with a short period of 7 seconds. The wind is a light cross-onshore from the ENE, which is just enough to put a bit of wind ripple on the surface. It’s a no-go for any sort of decent surfing. The wave energy is weak at only 125.

Wednesday the 15th sees a bit more size, but the quality is still poor. By the afternoon, the swell picks up to a messy 7 ft from the SSE, but that wind is howling at 22 mph from the same direction, making it a choppy, lumpy mess. That combined energy is 636, so there’s plenty of power, but it’s all wrapped up in bad wind. That’s expert-only territory size-wise, but with those conditions, it’s not worth a paddle.

The poor conditions just keep rolling. We’ve got wind from the SSE and SE blowing cross-onshore right through the week and into the next. The swell sizes hang around the 5 ft to 6 ft mark, but it’s consistently onshore and bumpy. The wave energy stays moderate to strong, but without clean conditions, it’s just white noise.

Finally, on Tuesday, 21st July, there’s a tiny glimmer. Tuesday morning sees a 4 ft swell from the ESE with a light 6 mph cross-onshore breeze, and the forecast says “marginal surf conditions.” That’s the best it gets, and even that is a 1 out of 10. After that, it’s back to the same story of poor surf and cross-onshore winds right through to the end of the forecast period on Wednesday, 29th July.

Later in the run, around the 28th and 29th of July, there are some 2 ft to 2 ft swells from the SSE with longer periods of 12 to 14 seconds. That longer period would usually be a sign of a groundswell, but the size is so tiny it’s barely a ripple. The water temperature anomaly is listed as a dash, so it’s about average for the time of year.

Honestly, there’s only one break here, Aracaju, and it’s a tough watch. For beginners, anything over 5 ft is going to be a handful, and we’ve got plenty of that, but the wind is the real killer. If you’re really keen, the morning of Tuesday, 21st July, with the light wind might offer a small window for a grovel on a longboard, but don't hold your breath.

Rusty.

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