Azarujinha Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s cooking down at Azarujinha.

Right out of the gate, we’ve got a bit of a messy start. The first highlight is Saturday morning, the 29th of August. The water’s sitting at a fairly normal 67.5°F, nothing unusual for this time of year. We’re looking at a 5.6ft NW swell, period around 9 seconds, and a light offshore wind from the north. The wave energy is moderate (473), and the conditions are clean. It’s a solid, surfable start, but the wind is set to pick up and get messy in the afternoon, making it a bit more of a grind.

Sunday the 30th and Monday the 31st stay clean with offshore winds, but the swell drops off and the winds get fresh. It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about. Then we hit a dry spell – from Tuesday the 1st of September all the way through Thursday the 3rd, the swell just disappears. We’re talking tiny 0.7ft leftovers with long, weak periods. Not worth paddling out for.

Things start to wake up again on Friday the 4th of September. The morning brings a 2.6ft NW swell with a nice 14-second period and gentle offshore wind. The wave energy is moderate (256) and it’s clean – a proper return to form. The afternoon builds a bit more size to 3.9ft, but the wind goes cross-off, so the morning is the pick.

Saturday the 5th stays clean with a light breeze, but the swell is average. The real standout is Sunday the 6th of September. The morning session is the one to circle. We’ve got a 5.2ft NW swell packing a 12-second period and a gentle offshore breeze. The wave energy is strong (701), and the forecast calls for very good conditions. This is the best wave of the first week – clean, solid, and no crowds mentioned, so you might have some space.

Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th offer more moderate WNW groundswell with offshore winds, but the winds get fresh again in the afternoons. By Wednesday the 9th, the swell period drops right off in the afternoon to 6 seconds, making it weak and choppy.

After another small pulse on the 10th, we get a long-range promise. Friday the 11th of September is the second real standout. The morning is looking very good: 3.9ft WNW swell with a very long 15-second period, clean, with barely any wind. The wave energy is substantial (668). This is a groundswell, and for a reef break like Azarujinha, that long period will really peel nicely. The afternoon builds to 4.6ft with a 14-second period and even more energy (740). It’s a bit cross-off then, so the morning glass is the winner.

Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th wrap up the run. Sunday morning the 13th is glassy – zero wind, a clean 2.0ft NW groundswell. The afternoon picks up to 3.3ft with a 14-second period and the energy cranks to 803, making for a very strong, clean finish to the outlook.

So, to sum it up: the best windows are Sunday morning the 6th of September for that solid, clean NW swell, and Friday morning the 11th of September for the long-period, glassy groundswell. The second week is chunky and promising, but keep an eye on the wind.

Stay stoked.

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