Jacaraipe Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break it down.

There’s a bit of a wait for anything worth paddling out for, but there are a couple of windows where Jacaraipe will turn it on. The forecast starts with a few rough, onshore days, so don’t be in a hurry to get wet just yet.

Wednesday morning (Sept 16) is the first real chance. We’ve got chest-high surf at around `3ft` from the SSE with a 9-second period. The wind is light and cross-offshore, which should leave things pretty clean. It’s not a monster, but it’s a fun, user-friendly wave for a sandbar. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so nothing crazy there.

The rest of Wednesday and all of Thursday are pretty ordinary. Onshore winds and shorter-period swell knock things around, so it’s more of a washout than anything else.

Friday morning (Sept 18) is another one to look at. The swell drops a touch to `3ft` from the SSE, but the wind goes glassy. That’s a huge positive. It’ll be clean, small, and perfect for a longboard or a funboard. Crowds are only “sometimes” an issue, so you might get a few waves to yourself.

After that, we go into a stretch of poor conditions. From Friday afternoon through to Sunday, the winds turn onshore and the swell gets messy. Choppy, lumpy, not worth your time. This continues into the next week, with a few mornings showing clean conditions but with marginal swell or questionable tide. Still not worth getting excited about.

Then we get to Saturday morning (Sept 26). This is where things start to get interesting. The swell is up to `5ft` from the NE, and while the period is a bit short at 7 seconds, the wind is light and cross-offshore. It’s clean, and the energy is building. This one has potential.

But the real standout is Sunday morning (Sept 27). We’ve got `6ft` of NE swell with an 8-second period, and the wind is light and cross-shore. It’s not perfect, but it’s the best combination of size and manageable conditions we’ve seen in a while. The energy is strong, hitting that `690` mark in the combined swell energy, so there’s definitely push behind it. It’s a proper fun wave, though at this size it might be a bit much for total beginners.

Just keep an eye on the afternoon – the wind swings onshore and things get lumpy fast.

After that, the surf drops off again into the first of October. The morning of Thursday (Oct 1) shows a clean one, but it’s small at `3ft` with a long 13-second period from the south. That long period might make it break a bit straight on the sandbar, but it’ll be glassy and smooth. Not a standout, but a pleasant morning session if you’re keen.

So, in short: Friday morning (Sept 18) for clean, small waves, and Sunday morning (Sept 27) for the biggest, most powerful swell of the window. Don’t bother with the rest unless you’re desperate for a paddle.

That’s how it’s looking.

Rusty.

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