Azarujinha Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's talk about what's happening at Azarujinha over the next couple of weeks.

First off, the water is sitting at 66°F, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year – about two and a half degrees off the average. So you'll want a slightly thicker spring suit.

The outlook is a real mixed bag, with a whole lot of not much for the first week and a half. We've got a run of days where the waves are just too small or the conditions are too messy to get excited about. From Tuesday the 4th right through to Sunday the 16th, the swell is mostly below 2ft, with a little bump here and there that gets chopped up by the wind. The wave energy sits in the weak zone, mostly under 100, and often way below that. It's a long, flat spell with no real standouts to speak of. You could probably find a tiny, clean wave on a couple of mornings like Thursday the 13th when we see a little 3ft swell and offshore wind, but even then the energy is only at 116, which is barely moderate. It's not a period to make plans around.

Now, if you’ve got patience, there is light at the end of the tunnel. On Wednesday the 19th, a proper pulse of swell arrives. The morning shows 7ft of swell from the NW with a solid 10-second period and offshore winds. The combined energy jumps right up to 924, which is in the strong range. That’s the real deal. This swell is a bit of a big boy at over 7ft, so it's for experienced surfers only, but the power and the offshore wind will make for some really good waves. The afternoon fades a touch to 6ft and cross-off winds, still very solid with 908 energy, but the morning is the clear winner.

So to sum it up: you've got a massive dry spell until Wednesday the 19th. That one morning is the absolute standout – a proper groundswell with clean offshore wind. Everything else before that is a write-off for a paddler. Hang in there or find something else to do until then.

Rusty.

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