Azarujinha Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let's get into it.

The next 16 days have a couple of real windows of quality, but you'll need to wait through a lot of average or flat days to get to them. The first week is mostly small, but there's a promising pulse of longer-period swell around the 13th. After that, it fades fast with a lot of junk in the second week.

We start with a bit of a wait. Nothing really worth paddling out for until Sunday the 6th, at Azarujinha. There's a little 4ft swell from the NW pushing in for the afternoon, period at 11 seconds, and the water's sitting at a pretty normal 68°, nothing unusual. But with a 16 mph offshore wind, it's clean. It's just not very exciting – wave energy is only moderate (409) – and with crowds often an issue here, it's not the standout. That said, the following morning on the 7th is the start of the first real run. Monday morning the 7th sees the swell jump to 5ft from the west, period stretching out to 12 seconds, and that offshore wind keeps it clean. The energy is solid (799), and conditions look very good. It'll be a fun session for the intermediate crew.

The window tightens on the 8th as the swell drops again, but the real highlight, the one I’m calling the standout, is Sunday the 13th. The morning session at Azarujinha is looking glassy with the wind going completely still. We've got a 4ft swell from the NW, and that period jumps to 13 seconds – proper groundswell. The wave energy is pumping (580). It isn't huge, but it's a long-period west swell going straight into a reef setup, which is exactly the recipe for clean, well-shaped lines. That Monday the 14th also still looks good with a 5ft NW swell and light offshore winds, so you get two back-to-back mornings of proper surfing.

After the 15th, things get messy. The second week turns into a real struggle. Tuesday the 15th drops off, and from Wednesday morning the 16th through to the end of the period, the size is either tiny or non-existent. There are a few blips – like Thursday morning the 17th with a glassy 4ft NW swell – but with the energy dipping to moderate (231) and the forecast energy dropping through the floor into the 20s and single digits by the 18th and beyond, there just isn't enough oomph to get excited about. Expect to be looking at small, weak waves or flatness for the last five days. It’s just one of those stretches where you wait for the next good run.

Stay tuned, the forecasts can shift, but right now, circle those mornings of the 13th and 14th on your calendar.

Rusty.

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