Buritaca Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Straight up, the forecast for Buritaca over the next 16 days is a mixed bag, leaning heavily toward the frustrating side. There’s a river/point set-up that has potential, but the ocean’s not playing ball for most of this window.

Tuesday, September 15th starts off poor. We’ve got a 1.3m NE swell with a short 7-second period, and the combined energy is only moderate at 151. Light cross-shore winds chop it up, and the water temp is 29°, which is pretty standard for the season. Not worth suiting up.

Wednesday the 16th is similar – same size, same short period, but the afternoon glass-off makes it marginally surfable. Still, it’s ordinary. Thursday the 17th is more of the same, with light cross-shore winds in the morning and a questionable tide in the afternoon. Friday the 18th sees a slight improvement: the period stretches to 8 seconds, energy bumps to 196, and the afternoon glass gives you a clean-ish window. It’s surfable, but just barely.

Saturday, September 19th is the standout. Morning brings 1.3m from the NE with an 8-second period, and the combined energy reads 233 – the highest of the whole run. The wind is glassy, the conditions are clean, and the report says “expect good surf conditions.” This is the morning to be out there. Clean, head-high waves, and the river/point will be handling it well.

After that, it’s a slow fade. Sunday the 20th drops to 1.1m, energy down to 105, and Monday the 21st slides to 0.9m with a 6-second period. The energy is weak, and while the afternoons glass off, there’s just no power. Tuesday the 22nd and Wednesday the 23rd keep shrinking – 1.0m and 0.9m, still short-period, still gutless.

From Thursday, September 24th onward, it’s flat and weak. Swell drops below a metre, periods shorten to 6 seconds, and the energy readings are in the weak category – 45, 37, 32. There’s a long gap of several days where there are essentially no worthwhile waves. The river/point is still there, but it’s dribbling, not surfing.

Sunday the 28th through Wednesday the 30th are all marginal to poor, with 0.7m to 0.6m swell and energy in the 30s and 40s. It’s a blank stretch, and honestly, that’s more normal for this area when the swell drops out like this.

So, bottom line: Saturday morning the 19th is your one real shot at a clean, worthwhile session. Everything else is either too small, too short-period, or just messy. A blank run like this isn’t unusual for the spot, but forecasts shift – keep an eye out. Otherwise, maybe find something else to do for a week or so.

Catch you later.

Rusty

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