Ferrugem Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s coming down the line for the next couple of weeks.

The pattern starts off pretty average, with a few small windows of clean conditions but nothing to get too worked up about until the second week. We’ve got a solid stretch of marginal surf early on before a couple of standout days around the 11th of September really look like the main event.

We’re kicking off at Ferrugem (sandbar). The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual there. The first few days on Wednesday the 2nd and Thursday the 3rd are a bit of a tease. Wednesday morning brings 7ft swell from the SE but with a cross-shore wind that leaves a slight chop on the face. The combined energy is moderate (840). Not awful, not clean. Thursday morning is cleaner with a cross-offshore N wind and 5ft swell from the SE, period around 11 seconds, so it’s a proper groundswell. Energy is down to 560, but the clean conditions make it a better bet for a session, though the swell is a bit small.

Then things go flat and messy from Friday the 4th through the weekend. Swell drops to under 3ft and the wind gets messy. Honestly, that stretch from Friday morning through Sunday afternoon is a write-off. The combined energy dips to barely 191 on Friday morning, so it’s weak.

There’s a bit of a pulse Monday the 7th with 7ft S swell and a long 11-second period, but the wind is a messy cross-on in the afternoon and the morning is only moderately clean. The combined energy pushes up to 1237 in the morning, which is moderate to strong, but the wind is a cross-shore that still leaves a bit of chop. Not the best.

Now, here’s the real deal. The standout of the whole period is Thursday the 11th of September. The morning is glassy as – absolutely no wind – with 8ft swell from the E, period at 11 seconds. The combined energy is strong at 1642. The water will be clean with no wind ripples at all. That’s proper, powerful surf. The afternoon is even glassier, dead calm, with 8ft still from the E. This is the kind of day you call in sick for. The swell is right on the edge of being too big for beginners, but if you’re intermediate or above, this is the best on offer. The break is a sandbar, so with that long period it might be a bit straight, but at that size and with glass, it’ll have some punch.

After that, the surf drops back to average. Tuesday the 15th has a good afternoon with a clean cross-offshore wind and 7ft E swell with 10-second period, combined energy at 936. That’s a solid, clean session. The rest of the second week is mostly marginal with cross-on winds and mixed conditions.

So, to sum it up: the first week is a grind, but the 11th of September is the one to circle. The 15th of September afternoon is also a clean, solid option.

Rusty.

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