Bahia Santa Cruz Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. The next couple of weeks here are a bit of a mixed bag, but there’s a decent window of clean, rideable surf if you play your mornings right. It’s not huge, but the quality is there on the glassy dawn patrols.

The ocean’s still warm, sitting right around 87°, which is about a degree and a half warmer than usual for this time of year. You’ll feel that – it’s like surfing in a warm bath.

The first real call is for Sunday morning, August 9th. Bahia Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz) is looking clean with a light offshore breeze and glassy conditions. We’ve got a 4ft SSW swell with a 14-second period. It’s not a monster, but the waves will have some push to them. The energy is moderate at 601, and with the glassy surface, it’s a great time to get a few smooth ones. The morning is the key – the afternoon wind swings onshore and chops it up.

Monday morning, August 10th, is a similar story. A touch smaller at 3ft, but still that clean SSW groundswell and offshore wind. Good for logging some miles on your board.

Then we get a bit of a lull mid-week. Tuesday and Wednesday mornings are still surfable, but the swell drops down to 3-3ft. The period stays long, which is nice, but the size is lacking. You’ll be hunting for the sets, but it’s still glassy before the sea breeze ruins it.

The real standout of this whole outlook is Friday morning, August 14th. That’s the one to circle. The swell jumps up to 4ft from the SW, but the period stretches out to a very long 18 seconds. That’s proper groundswell energy – you can feel it in the water. The combined energy is strong at 1112, and with the offshore wind and glassy surface, this is the pick of the bunch. It’s going to have some power and shape to it. This is the one I’d be getting up early for.

Saturday morning, August 15th, is almost as good. 5ft of SW swell with that same 16-second period. It’s a bit bigger, but still manageable for intermediates. The energy is strong at 1221. Again, the morning is the window. The afternoon brings in onshore winds that will mess it up.

After that, the week ahead looks like a repeat of the pattern. The mornings from Sunday the 16th through to Wednesday the 19th offer clean, glassy conditions with swell in the 4-4ft range. It’s consistent, but the energy is a bit more moderate. The wind stays light and offshore in the morning, which is all you can ask for.

Things get a little weird on Thursday the 20th. We get a 5ft swell, but it’s coming from the SE with a short, 9-second period. That’s a windswell, not the clean groundswell we’ve been having. It might be a bit gutless and lumpy. The morning is still glassy, but the quality might not be there.

The final stretch into the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd sees the size drop right back down. The weekend of the 23rd has a small 2ft SW swell, but there’s a chance of some stormy afternoons. The morning of Sunday the 23rd is still glassy, so you might get a few small ones if you’re desperate.

So, bottom line: the mornings are your friend. The dark horse is Friday the 14th – that’s the standout. The 15th is a solid follow-up. Don’t sleep on the early sessions, because the afternoons are basically a write-off.

Rusty out.

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