Foz do Lizandro Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve stared at the charts for this stretch and I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough run. We’re looking at a 16-day window that starts now, but honestly, don’t bother paddling out for the first ten days. From September 1st right through to September 10th, it’s a whole lot of nothing. The swell is tiny, often under 3 ft, and the wind is almost always a messy cross-shore, cross-on, or onshore breeze that kills any chance of a decent wave. We’ve got a couple of mornings with light breezes, but the swell just isn’t there to back it up. It’s a real dry spell.

Then, around September 14th, things start to stir a bit. The swell energy picks up to 283 (moderate energy) on the Monday morning, with a 4 ft WNW swell at 10 seconds. The wind is a gentle cross-shore from the south, so it’s not perfect, but it’s a start. By Tuesday morning, September 15th, we get a little window that’s actually worth talking about. The wind goes light and cross-off from the NNE, and the waves are a clean 4 ft from the WNW with a 9-second period. The combined energy is 208 (moderate), and the comment says “expect good surf conditions.” This is the closest we get to a genuine standout, but even then, it’s only a morning window before the wind swings nasty in the afternoon.

But the real wildcard, and the one you might want to circle on the calendar, is Wednesday morning, September 16th. That’s over a week away. The swell jumps to 6 ft from the NW with a period of 12 seconds – that’s a proper groundswell with heaps of energy (976 combined energy, which is very strong). The wind is a gentle cross-shore from the north. For the Foz do Lizandro river break, a long-period swell like this can be tricky; it might run a bit straight on the beach sections, but the river mouth and points could handle it really well. The comment calls it “marginal,” but a 2 out of 10 score and those numbers tell me it’s the biggest and most powerful swell of the whole forecast. It’ll be a hefty 6 ft, so it’s aimed at experienced surfers – beginners would be out of their depth. After that morning, the wind turns cross-on again and messes it up in the afternoon.

Water temp is sitting at 69°F, which is absolutely bang on average for this time of year at Foz do Lizandro. No surprises there.

So, the play is simple: wait out the first week-plus of junk, keep an eye on the Tuesday morning the 15th for a clean but average-sized session, and pin your hopes on Wednesday morning the 16th for the biggest, most powerful swell of the run. It’s not a classic forecast, but that Wednesday morning has some real potential if the wind holds.

Rusty.

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