Bahia Santa Cruz Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s happening at Bahia Santa Cruz over the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a nice set of clean, glassy mornings coming up, so plan on getting out early. The water is about average for this time of year, nothing out of the ordinary.

The action kicks off Monday the 14th, but Monday is a skip day. Morning has a small 2ft swell from the SW with a light cross breeze, energy is moderate (423). The afternoon gets messy with 12 mph cross-on wind. Not worth paddling out.

Tuesday the 15th is where it gets good. Tuesday morning is glassy with a clean 4ft SW swell, period a solid 17 seconds. Combined energy is 936 – that’s strong. The wind is light offshore from the SSW, so the waves will be clean. This spot is fairly consistent, and crowds are sometimes around, so you might have some company.

Wednesday the 16th repeats the magic: glassy again with 4ft from the SSW and 16-second period. Energy at 947. This is the best stretch of the whole outlook. Thursday the 17th morning is also glassy with 4ft. Three mornings in a row of pure gold.

Friday the 18th morning drops to 2ft but the period jumps to 20 seconds. Glassy again, energy moderate (632). That’s a long-period groundswell, which will line up nicely at a point, but might wall up a bit at a beach break. Still fun on a longboard.

Saturday the 19th morning stays glassy with 3ft at 18 seconds. Another clean one.

Now, Sunday the 20th morning is a real standout. Swell bumps to 4ft from the SW, 19-second period, energy jumps to 1123. Glassy conditions. This is excellent for experienced surfers. Same for Monday the 21st morning – 4ft at 17 seconds, energy 1230, glassy. Those two mornings are the best of the whole run.

The middle of the second week gets a bit mixed. Tuesday the 22nd and Wednesday the 23rd mornings are smaller with some cross-breeze and risk of thunderstorms. Still rideable, but not the peak.

Thursday the 24th and Friday the 25th mornings go back to glassy with 3ft swell. Clean and fun.

Then we get a big change on Saturday the 26th. A massive 12ft SE swell arrives, energy at 5017. That’s way too big for this break. Sunday the 27th stays 15ft from the S, also too big. This is expert-only territory, and the break might not hold it. Even with glassy wind, it’s just overwhelming.

That heavy energy continues into Monday the 28th and Tuesday the 29th, with 12ft to 8ft swells. Tuesday the 29th morning eases to 8ft from the WSW, with glassy wind, energy at 2407 – still big, but finally getting into a range a very experienced surfer could handle. It’s a long way out, so take that as promising but not certain.

Bottom line: the first week is where the real quality is. Tuesday the 15th through Monday the 21st mornings are your window. After that, it’s either too small, a bit bumpy, or way too big. Get it while it’s good.

Rusty, signing off.

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