Surf Forecasts:
Aracaju surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 4 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period, ESE swell with 333 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Aracaju this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Aracaju in the next 16 days are 1.4m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be 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 (Fri 4th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Aracaju over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, Rusty here with the skinny on Aracaju. Gotta be honest with you—this next stretch is a tough one. There’s waves on the menu just about every day, but the wind is going to be our biggest enemy for the foreseeable future. Expect a lot of onshore and cross-onshore breeze, which is going to keep everything choppy and messy. It’s a classic case of "there's swell, but not surf."
From Friday through the weekend, we're looking at waves in the 3 to 4 ft range, coming from the ESE, with a moderate cross-onshore wind. You can get a slide if you're on a foamie and don't mind a fight, but you'll be battling the chop.
Into next week—say the 7th through the 11th—the period drops out, the swell gets weak and short-period. We're talking about knee-high slop with barely any energy behind it. This is the kind of stuff you sit on your board for an hour for a two-second ride. Not worth the paddle.
Things get a little more powerful around the 12th. The swell jumps to a more solid 5 to 5 ft range, and the period picks up. The energy meters are reading a lot higher, showing there's some real juice. But again, the wind is still on it, so it's going to be a bumpy, blown-out mess. More energy, but not cleaner.
The period from the 13th to the 16th is more of the same—waist-to-chest high ESE swell, still being hammered by that onshore wind. The late window around the 17th and 18th shows the period stretching out to 10 seconds, offering a bit more shape, but the cross-onshore wind is still there to ruin the surface.
Honestly, with the wind this strong and consistent out of the east, this whole setup looks way more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. Lots of breeze and a bumpy ocean is their playground, not ours.
It’s a bleak picture for us surfers, but it’s a picture that's all too common here. Aracaju is pretty consistent, so this is more about the wind being bad than the swell being absent. It won’t stay this poor forever; these forecasts can flip. Keep your hopes up, but for now, keep the board in the car.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu night, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | S 11 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 199 | 184 | 158 | 243 | 124 | 236 | 177 | 169 | 119 | 54 | 74 | 82 | 64 | 93 | 109 | 40 | 93 | 91 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:24AM1.47m | 10:46PM1.33m | 12:04PM1.40m | 00:36AM1.33m | 1:41PM1.48m | 2:05AM1.49m | 2:47PM1.65m | 3:05AM1.70m | 3:35PM1.80m | 3:51AM1.89m | 4:16PM1.92m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05AM0.38m | 4:55PM0.65m | 5:34AM0.50m | 6:42PM0.68m | 7:20AM0.47m | 8:13PM0.54m | 8:39AM0.31m | 9:12PM0.34m | 9:35AM0.13m | 9:58PM0.15m | 10:20AM-0.01m | 10:38PM0.00m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | S 15 | ESE 9 | SSE 14 | S 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 40 | 154 | 66 | 119 | 106 | 99 | 41 | 32 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 91 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 7 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 14 | SSE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 1 | 54 | 44 | 236 | 106 | 67 | 8 | 23 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 17 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 16 | S 7 | S 7 | — | SSE 14 | — | S 14 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 12 | — | SE 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | 48 | 4 | 8 | — | 20 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 7 | 54 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 199 | 184 | 158 | 243 | 124 | 121 | 177 | 169 | 119 | 54 | 74 | 82 | 64 | 93 | 109 | 40 | 93 | 83 | 102 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 421 | 263 | 1006 | 1028 | 263 | 1407 | 509 | 262 | 3242 | 1407 | 263 | 1094 | 459 | 422 | 1028 | 1028 | 1006 | 1006 | 1006 |
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