Buritaca Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, and I’ve been studying the charts for Buritaca. It’s a river/point set-up, so it can handle a bit of swell direction, and it’s generally pretty steady for the area. The water is about 84°F, which is spot-on average for this time of year—nothing out of the ordinary.

Right now, the surf is flat and uninspiring. The week starts with waves around 4ft to 5ft, but the period is short—6 to 7 seconds—and the wind is mostly cross-on. That’s a recipe for choppy, crumbly waves. Saturday morning is clear but the cross-offshore breeze messes up the shape, and Saturday afternoon has a risk of thunderstorms. Not a great start.

Sunday the 6th is the first real hint of life. The wind goes glassy in the morning with a calm sea, and waves are a tidy 4ft from the NE at 8 seconds. The combined energy is a moderate 160, but it’s clean and surfable for a beginner. Nothing special, but it’s the first decent session.

Monday the 7th is a step back, with cross-on winds and some chop. The energy climbs to 216 but the quality is marginal. Tuesday the 8th is where the pulse kicks in. The morning is glassy, with waves building to 6ft from the NE at 8 seconds. The energy jumps to 437 (moderate to strong), and it’s genuinely clean. This is the first real standout. Tuesday afternoon, though, the swell pushes up to 8ft, and at that size, this break gets too big for most—it’s expert-only with the cross-on breeze.

Wednesday the 9th has overhead waves at 7ft, but again that’s big for this spot, and the short period makes it dumpy and less fun. The energy is hefty (492), but the combo of size and short period makes it more of a fight than a glide.

The best of the whole forecast is Tuesday morning, 8th September. The swell is 6ft from the NE, period is 8 seconds, and the wind is glassy. The energy is strong at 437, and it’s a clean, punchy wave. This is the session to aim for. The break can get crowded sometimes, so get in early.

After that, the swell drops off through Thursday and Friday. Thursday the 10th afternoon turns glassy again with 6ft waves and 7-second period, but the energy is still moderate (303). The real sleeper is Friday morning, 11th September—glassy, waves at 5ft from the NE with a longer 8-second period, and the energy is 233. It’s small but clean, good for a longboard or a funboard.

Then there’s a dry spell from the 14th onward. The swell tapers down to waist-high or smaller, with periods dropping back to 6–7 seconds. By the 16th, the combined energy is below 100 (83 on Tuesday afternoon, 44 on Wednesday afternoon). That’s weak, and the surf is ordinary.

The 18th and 19th see a slight lift. Friday the 18th afternoon has 5ft from the NE at 8 seconds, energy at 335, but it’s cross-shore and a bit messy. Saturday the 19th afternoon is better: glassy, 6ft from the NE, energy at 361, and clean. That’s a decent weekend session if you’re patient.

For a beginner, the best windows are Sunday the 6th morning (4ft, glassy) and Friday the 11th morning (5ft, glassy). For stronger surfers, Tuesday the 8th morning is the pick of the bunch. The second week is hit and miss—some promising windows but nothing rock-solid. The forecast for the 19th is worth a look.

Stay stoked,
Rusty

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