Buritaca Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, grab your coffee, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards.

Overall, it’s a pretty quiet run ahead. The surf never really gets big or powerful, but there are a few windows where the conditions line up alright, especially if you’re a beginner or just want a longboard cruise. The main spot in the mix is Buritaca.

The first decent chance rolls in on Monday the 14th. After a fairly average morning with a cross breeze and a messy 5ft NE swell (combined energy 257 – moderate), the afternoon cleans right up. It goes glassy, the wind drops to nothing from the SSE, and the swell settles to a cleaner 4ft from the NE, still with a period of 8 seconds. It’s not a heavy wave, but for a beginner-friendly river/point, that’s a nice little window to get wet. The water temp is 83°, bang on average for this time of year.

Tuesday the 15th is a bit of a write-off in the morning with cross-onshore wind, but Tuesday afternoon goes glassy again – a tiny 4ft swell, period dropping to 7 seconds, and only 121 (weak) combined energy. It’s surfable, just small and ordinary.

Wednesday the 16th morning is dead flat calm, glassy, with a 4ft NE swell at 7 seconds and just 124 energy. Again, it’s rideable but nothing special. Wednesday afternoon gets a little messy with a cross breeze and poor conditions.

Thursday the 17th has a decent afternoon – the wind goes calm from the WSW, glassy conditions, and the swell holds at 4ft from the NE. The combined energy bumps to 243 (moderate), which is about the best energy we see all week. That afternoon session looks like the standout for the first half of the run.

From there, it’s a slow fade. Friday the 18th through to Monday the 21st sees the swell drop, energy falls away (down to 62–88), and the waves get pretty marginal. A few glassy afternoons pop up, but the swell is small and weak. Not worth getting excited about.

Tuesday the 22nd afternoon shows a slight pulse in energy (181) but still only 4ft at 7 seconds. Wednesday the 23rd afternoon goes glassy with a 4ft NE swell and moderate energy of 243 – that’s another decent little window for a quiet session.

After that, the end of the month fizzles. Thursday the 24th drops off quickly, and from Friday the 25th through Saturday the 27th, the swell is tiny – under 3ft, periods around 5–6 seconds, and combined energy in the teens to 30s. That’s weak. A small uptick on Sunday the 27th morning brings 4ft NE swell at 7 seconds and 156 energy, but the wind is onshore, so it’s messy.

The best of the whole forecast, if I’m picking one, is Thursday 17th September afternoon at Buritaca. The glass-off, the 4ft NE swell, and that 243 combined energy – it’s the most energy you’ll see in clean conditions. Keep in mind, it’s a river/point setup, so with a period of just 7 seconds it won’t have much punch, but it’ll be clean and user-friendly. Crowds are only *sometimes* an issue there, so you might have it pretty quiet.

For beginners, this whole stretch is fine – nothing gets over 5ft until the very last day of the month, and even then it’s only 5ft. No big scary waves. For more experienced surfers, you’ll be hungry by the end of the 16 days.

Rusty.

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