Costa Azul Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, with the full 16-day outlook for Costa Azul.

We’re kicking off a solid run of surf, starting Sunday, September 6th, and honestly, the opening day is the standout. It’s not often you get a window like this lined up so clean. The water’s a balmy 88°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year — a real treat.

Sunday, September 6th is the pick of the entire forecast. The morning session is where it’s at: glassy conditions, a clean 4ft swell from the SSW pushing in with a strong 15-second period and a hefty combined energy of 1054. This is a serious groundswell with plenty of power. The wind is glass, dead calm, so the faces will be flawless. It’s a very consistent break, so you’ll get plenty of waves, but it’s an exposed spot, so it’s more suited to experienced surfers. The afternoon holds up too, with a clean 4ft swell and a stiff offshore breeze from the WNW, keeping the waves tidy.

Monday, September 7th drops off a touch. The swell eases to 4ft, and the morning has a light cross-onshore breeze which will put a few ripples on the surface. The afternoon looks better with a cleaner cross-off wind and 3ft swell. It’s still surfable, just not as epic as Sunday.

The middle of the week sees a bit of a lull. Tuesday, September 8th is small, with 3ft swell in the morning and a messy 2ft in the afternoon with a moderate cross-shore wind. Wednesday, September 9th bounces back a little. The morning is glassy with a 3ft swell from the SW, and the period jumps to 17 seconds, giving it some real push. The afternoon builds to 4ft with a clean cross-off wind and combined energy of 742. It’s a promising day.

Thursday, September 10th is a bit average – the swell holds at 4ft, but the wind is cross-shore in the morning and moderate in the afternoon, so the quality won’t be as clean.

Then we get a beauty of a run starting Friday, September 11th. The morning is absolutely glassy flat calm, with a 4ft SW swell and 15-second period. The energy is 520, and the conditions are perfect. The afternoon stays clean with a cross-off breeze. This pattern of clean, glassy mornings and tidy afternoons holds strong right through Saturday, September 12th and Sunday, September 13th, though the swell size gradually drops to 2ft to 2ft.

The second week, from Monday, September 14th onward, is a bit smaller but still offering consistent, clean surf. The swell hangs around 2ft to 4ft, with a very long period between 16 and 21 seconds. This kind of long-period groundswell can sometimes break a bit too straight at a beach break, but Costa Azul handles it well. The glassy mornings keep coming, and the afternoon winds are mostly light cross-off. The combined energy sits in the moderate range, often between 400 and 660. It’s not big, but it’s clean and consistent. The standout day in this second week looks like Thursday, September 17th – a glassy morning with a 3ft swell from the SSW and a combined energy of 661, promising very good waves.

The final weekend, September 20th, keeps the glassy pattern going, with a 3ft SW swell on Sunday afternoon and a combined energy of 660. It’s a solid, fun way to close out the outlook.

The bottom line: the absolute best is Sunday, September 6th morning. Get on it. After that, it’s a run of clean, small-to-medium surf with plenty of glassy windows. Crowds are possible at Costa Azul, so get in early.

Rusty.

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