Azarujinha Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Gap at the start for a few days. Nothing worth paddling out for until Thursday the 10th at Azarujinha. The water’s sitting at 69°F, which is pretty much average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Thursday morning the 10th, Azarujinha, you’ve got a clean 3 ft of NW swell with a period of 11 seconds. The wind’s offshore from the N at 12 mph, which is nice and clean, but honestly, it’s pretty ordinary conditions and not going to get the heart racing. Waves are there, but they’re not doing much.

Then Friday the 11th is a write-off – that swell just disappears, down to 0.7 ft. Saturday the 12th has a brief moment with glassy conditions and a tiny 2 ft WNW swell, but it’s still pretty weak, not worth making a special trip for.

Now, Sunday the 13th afternoon – this is where it starts to get interesting. Swell builds to 4 ft from the NW with a 12-second period, and the wind is cross-off from the NW at 9 mph, leaving it clean. Combined energy is 482, which is a solid push of moderate wave energy. This is looking like the first real window, the best of the first week. Monday the 14th afternoon backs off a touch to 4 ft, still good and clean, but Sunday’s the better call.

Then we go through a few more ordinary days, nothing special. But keep an eye on Wednesday the 16th morning – offshore N wind at 12 mph, 3 ft of WNW swell at 11 seconds, combined energy 238, and the conditions are looking good. It’s got that moderate energy to it, and it’s clean, so that’s a solid pick for the middle of the week.

Thursday the 17th morning has similar size and direction, but the wind is stronger, 19 mph, and it’s a bit more on the edge. The afternoon show is 5 ft but with a short 7-second period, which is messy, so skip that.

After that, pretty much nothing for the better part of a week. The swell just dies off from the 18th through the 20th, barely a ripple. Then Monday the 21st morning has a weak 3 ft, but it’s nothing special.

The standout for the entire 16 days, though, has to be Wednesday the 23rd afternoon. It’s over a week away, so call it promising but not locked in. Swell jumps to 3 ft from the WNW, but the period is a very long 16 seconds – that’s pure groundswell, and the combined energy is 765, which is strong. The wind is light and cross-shore, 9 mph from the W, so it’ll have a bit of texture, but man, that period is just beautiful. Mixed with that energy, this could be the one that fires. But with that long a period, keep in mind it might be a bit straight at this reef, so you might need to pick your spot. Still, if it comes together, that’s the one to circle.

All in all, a quiet stretch with two real windows: Sunday the 13th and Wednesday the 23rd. Wednesday’s got the potential to be special, but it’s far out. Get on it early if you can.

Rusty.

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