Jacaraipe Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you—this 16-day stretch for our stretch of coast is a mixed bag. We’ve got a few windows where it could get good, but you’ll have to pick your moments and be patient. There’s plenty of onshore junk and lumpy afternoons to wade through, but the mornings, especially with that north offshore, will be the saving grace.

First up, the standout of the whole period is Tuesday morning, the 25th of August. This is the one to circle. We’re looking at clean conditions with a light offshore breeze, a clean 3ft of south-southeast swell, and a period of 15 seconds—that’s proper groundswell energy. The combined energy is strong at 502, so there’s some push behind it. This is a long-period swell, so it’s going to line up nicely along the sandbar, but remember it can be a bit straight at a beach break—still, with those conditions, it’s going to be the pick of the fortnight. The water is sitting at 73.4°, which is spot-on average for this time of year, so no dramas there.

Before that, the upcoming weekend is mostly a write-off. Saturday the 15th has a cross-on breeze messing up a 5.6ft swell, and Sunday the 16th is light rain with small, onshore junk. Keep the board in the car but don’t get your hopes up.

Monday the 17th is a no-go—rain showers and a short, choppy 5.2ft east swell with a 7-second period. That’s just wind-slop. Tuesday the 18th sees a clean morning with a 3.9ft east swell and a cross-off breeze, but the energy is weak at 226, and it’s a short period. Might be a few fun ones, but nothing special.

Midweek from the 19th to the 21st is all about the afternoons being blown out by fresh north-easterlies at 15-18 mph. The mornings are clean but the swell is small and short-period, so don’t expect much. It’s more of a cruise than a session.

The following weekend, the 22nd and 23rd, is pretty flat and mixed. Sunday morning the 23rd has a clean 2.3ft south swell with a 10-second period and a light offshore, but it’s weak at 210. It’ll be small and clean, good for a longboard maybe, but not a highlight.

Then we get to that magic window on the 25th, as I said. The morning is the only time to go because the afternoon gets smashed by a 15 mph onshore breeze. The 26th morning is similar—clean, small, with that 15-second south-southeast swell—but it’s a bit more marginal, so the 25th is the better bet.

The last few days, the 27th through the 30th, are a bit of a lottery. The 27th morning has a solid 5.2ft south swell with a 12-second period and offshore wind, but the energy is strong at 1076, and it’s flagged as marginal. Could be good, could be a mess. The mornings are generally cleaner, but the afternoon winds are howling. Just keep an eye on the forecast if you’re keen.

Bottom line: set the alarm for Tuesday morning, the 25th. That’s your window. Everything else is either small, windy, or just not worth paddling out for.

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