Armacao Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, mate, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s comin’ our way.

To be honest, this stretch of sixteen days is a real mixed bag and mostly a flat spell. We’ve got a big gap of nothing-surfable from the start – Sunday the 30th of August right through to Monday the 31st in the afternoon, so that’s a day and a half of nothin’ but small wind ripples. Then after that, it’s a real patchy run with very few windows where it’s worth paddlin’ out. The water temp at Armação is sittin’ at 66°F, which is bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The only real standout in the whole outlook is Monday afternoon, the 31st of August. We get a little bump of swell from the ENE at 4ft, with a period of 8 seconds – that’s a short-period windswell, so it’ll be a bit crumbly, but the wind goes glassy for that afternoon. Absolutely dead calm, mate. That’s a major positive. The combined energy of all swells is moderate at 202. It’s not big, but it’s the cleanest we’ll see. Armação is a fairly exposed spot, so when the wind drops, it can tidy up nicely. Expect a few surfers out – it’s “sometimes” crowded, so you might not have it to yourself.

After that, it’s a long dry spell. Tuesday the 1st of September morning has a tiny 1ft with a cross-shore breeze, and the afternoon gets a bit more size at 2ft from the NE, but it’s all weak and sloppy. The rest of the first week is a write-off – strong winds, onshores, or just no swell. The combined energy drops to barely a whisper (13 to 65), so it’s not worth paddling into.

Come the second week, we see a bit more size but with poor conditions. On Tuesday the 8th of September, we get a 6ft NE swell (period 7 seconds) with a cross-onshore wind, and the combined energy is moderate (313). That’s a bit too big for beginners and the wind will chop it up. It’s a beach-and-reef setup, but with that onshore breeze, it’s more interesting for kite surfing than a proper paddle session. The energy is there, but the quality is not.

The last few days are just dead flat or wind-affected. Honestly, the one and only call here is that Monday afternoon glass-off on the 31st of August. It’s not a classic, but it’s the only clean wave in the whole sixteen days. If you’re desperate, go for a paddle then.

Rusty.

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