Surf Forecasts:
Bahia Santa Cruz surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 9 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period, SW swell with 1,158 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 8 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bahia Santa Cruz this week:
The surf forecast for Bahia Santa Cruz over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 18s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bahia Santa Cruz in the next 16 days are 1.4m 17s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 9PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bahia Santa Cruz over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, the wait is over. We got a solid window opening up at Bahia Santa Cruz. This is an exposed spot, really needing that SSW swell to get going, and the charts are showing a nice run of pulses coming right down that sweet spot. Water temp's sitting at a toasty 87°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you can leave the fullsuit at home.
Looking at the pattern, we start off a bit slow. Monday the 7th is a write-off with a marginal combo.
The real action kicks off on Tuesday morning, September 8th. It’s gonna be tiny — just 3ft of clean SSW swell — but the wind is dead calm, glassy. The swell is running with a long period of 13 seconds, so there's some push behind it and the energy is sitting at a moderate 684. It won’t be big, but it’ll be clean.
The stand out of this whole run, no doubt, is Thursday morning, September 10th. We’re looking at a jump in size to 5ft from the SW, and the combined energy climbs to a strong 1056. The wind is glassy — dead calm from the ESE — making for perfect conditions. The period is a deep 16 seconds, that’s proper groundswell. This is gonna feel powerful and lined up. Best session of the run by a long shot.
We get a few more clean mornings after that, but Thursday is the peak. The winds stay offshore or glassy for the morning slots through Friday and Saturday, but the size does drop back a bit to around 3ft by Saturday. The swell direction does shift a little to a purer SW, which aligns perfectly with what this break likes.
The second week gets more interesting for size again. Sunday, September 20th we see a new pulse, pushing up to 6ft from the SSW with a solid energy reading of 1468. Period is a punchy 11 seconds. That morning is glassy again. Then it really goes big on Monday, September 21st with 10ft of S swell. That’s a big, powerful wave. The wind is calm in the morning, but the forecast says the break might be overwhelmed by that kind of size. That’s expert territory only if the channels hold up. After that, it settles back into the 4ft range, with some clean morning windows through Tuesday the 22nd.
So, if you want the cleanest, best-shaped waves of the forecast, be on the water early on Thursday the 10th. The second week holds some promise, especially the 20th, but it's got that long-range uncertainty.
Stay stoked.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 493 | 362 | 357 | 302 | 381 | 381 | 618 | 974 | 1014 | 813 | 989 | 743 | 623 | 459 | 346 | 293 | 212 | 178 | 184 | 299 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | glassy | on | off | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:50PM0.91m | 11:34AM1.15m | 00:01AM0.96m | 12:38PM1.13m | 1:09AM1.04m | 1:39PM1.12m | 2:11AM1.12m | 2:35PM1.11m | 3:05AM1.20m | 3:26PM1.10m | 3:55AM1.26m | 4:14PM1.08m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00PM0.24m | 4:57AM0.15m | 6:03PM0.22m | 6:12AM0.17m | 7:04PM0.19m | 7:23AM0.16m | 7:59PM0.14m | 8:27AM0.14m | 8:49PM0.10m | 9:25AM0.12m | 9:35PM0.07m | 10:16AM0.10m | 10:19PM0.06m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 31 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 493 | 362 | 357 | 290 | 196 | 381 | 618 | 974 | 1014 | 813 | 989 | 743 | 623 | 459 | 346 | 293 | 212 | 178 | 138 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 10 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 36 | 32 | 312 | 302 | 381 | 196 | 144 | 42 | 23 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 48 | 39 | 24 | 36 | 184 | 299 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SSW 18 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | WNW 10 | E 5 | E 5 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | SE 6 | WSW 7 | SSE 11 | SW 19 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | S 9 |
| kJ | 51 | 209 | 15 | 20 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 94 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 96 | 23 | 41 | 56 | 55 | 22 | 125 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 35 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 804 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 51 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 1109 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 0 |
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