Canto do Leblon Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Canto do Leblon has got cooking for us over the next couple of weeks. This is a beach and point setup that can handle a fair bit of swell, and it’s consistently in the game.

We’ve got a bit of a slow start, but things really get interesting as we head into the second half of the week. The first few days are a bit of a write-off, with small, onshore slop. Thursday the 3rd morning actually shows some promise with a clean 5 ft south swell, 11-second period and a light cross-offshore breeze. The combined energy is moderate at 659, so it’s not massive, but the conditions will be tidy. That’s a decent window to get wet. The afternoon goes to crap, though, as the wind swings onshore.

Friday the 4th morning is a standout. We’ve got a clean 3 ft SSE swell, 11-second period, with a pure offshore wind from the NNW. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual. The break will be clean as a whistle. That’s your call for the weekend if you can sneak out.

Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th are pretty flat and windy, not worth the wetsuit. Monday the 7th through Wednesday the 9th is a mixed bag of messy, onshore wind and mediocre swell energy in the 400-550 range. Not recommended.

Now, here’s where it gets tasty. Thursday the 10th morning and afternoon are the true standouts of the whole outlook. We’ve got a 7 ft to 7 ft east swell, with a short 8-second period. The combined energy is strong at 956 and 953. More importantly, the wind is a light cross-offshore from the NNE, making for clean faces. This is a proper shoulder-high plus day, but that short period means it’ll be a bit walled-up and punchy. It might be a bit much for beginners, but intermediates will have a blast.

After that, the swell drops off again, but we get a very interesting run from the 14th of September onwards. Monday the 14th morning sees a 4 ft south swell with a very long 15-second period, and a light cross-offshore. The afternoon is even better with a 3 ft south swell, 16-second period, and clean conditions. The combined energy is strong at 632 and 725. This is proper groundswell, long lines, and given it’s a point break, it should wrap in nicely. The long period might make it a bit walled on the beach sections, but the point should be pumping.

The last few days of the outlook, the 17th and 18th of September, offer smaller but clean conditions, with a glassy morning on the 17th and a clean cross-off on the 18th. Not the biggest, but tidy.

Rusty out.

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