Azarujinha Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it for this spot. Look, I’m gonna be straight with you – the next 16 days are a tough stretch for Azarujinha. The forecast is pretty thin, so we’re looking at a long, quiet spell with only a couple of windows that might get the heart beating a little.

Azarujinha is a reef setup, and it’s fairly consistent, but the swell just isn't showing up. For the first few days, from the 21st of July right through to the morning of the 24th, it’s a write-off. We’re talking tiny, messy stuff with cross-off winds, and the energy is weak (26 to 93). The water temp is sitting at 69°, which is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Friday afternoon on the 24th sees a little bump to 4ft from the WNW, but it’s still a poor show with a short period of 6 seconds and a moderate breeze blowing cross-off. The energy ticks up a bit to 114, but it’s not enough to get excited about.

Now, the one true standout in this whole stretch comes on Saturday the 25th. The morning push is 5ft from the NW with a period of 8 seconds, giving us some solid energy (303), but it’s still cross-off. It’s the afternoon that has my attention: 7ft from the NW, and the wind swings offshore from the NNW at 35 km/h. That’s fresh and clean. The energy jumps to 449. This is the pick of the period. It’s a solid intermediate swell, but at 7ft, beginners might find it a bit much. For the experienced crew, this is your window – clean offshore winds on a 7ft groundswell period at 8 seconds. It’s not a long-period groundswell, so it should hold up nicely on the reef.

After that, it drops off a cliff. Sunday the 26th goes flat, with a tiny 0.3ft from the south with a long 15-second period, but it’s all show and no go. The energy is a measly 8. From there, we’re in a long, frustrating gap. Through the rest of July and into the first week of August, we’re stuck with tiny, poor surf conditions. The wind is often cross-off, and the energy barely registers (mostly under 100). There’s a brief moment on the morning of the 31st of July where we get 2ft from the NW at 11 seconds with a gentle offshore – it’s surfable, but very ordinary. The same goes for the morning of the 1st of August.

The first week of August is a continuation of the same story: small, weak, and mostly unfriendly. The 5th of August morning has a glimmer of hope with 1ft from the WNW at 11 seconds and a moderate offshore, but the energy is only 55. It’s a tease.

So, to boil it down: the best bet is the afternoon of Saturday the 25th of July. Get on that 7ft, clean offshore swell. The rest of the 16 days is a long, quiet, frustrating wait. This patch is a bust for paddle surfing, but with the wind and the small, weak swell, it’s not even looking good for the kite crowd either. The setup just isn’t there.

Stay patient, lads. Rusty out.

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