Jacaraipe Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. We’ve got a bit of a mixed bag on offer for Jacaraipe over the next couple of weeks, but there is one session that stands out as the real gem.

The water’s sitting at 72°F which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so you might want a thin spring suit or a long-sleeve rashie.

The best of the whole outlook is Friday morning, 28 August. It’s glassy, clean conditions with a light north breeze that’s cross-offshore, and a solid 4ft swell coming from the SSE with a nice long 13-second period. That’s proper groundswell energy, with moderate wave energy (577). Because it’s a sandbar, that long-period swell should set up some nice lines rather than closing out. Expect very good surf quality. This is the one to aim for.

After that, things get messy. Friday afternoon blows out with a strong NE wind and poor conditions. Saturday morning, 29 August, is clean but the swell is only 4ft from the NE with a short 6-second period and weak energy (252) – marginal at best, but not worth paddling out for. Saturday and Sunday afternoons are a write-off with fresh cross-shore winds and lumpy chop. Monday and Tuesday are similar – clean in the mornings but the swell is short-period and the wind kicks up hard.

There’s a bit of a gap for a few days where nothing’s really working. The swell stays small or short-period, and the wind is mostly cross or onshore. Wednesday morning, 2 September picks up a 7ft S swell but it’s accompanied by light rain and a fresh cross wind making it lumpy – not fun for paddling. Thursday 3 September sees the swell drop to 2ft with a long period but messy cross-shore wind. Not worth it.

We don’t get another proper look-in until Monday morning, 7 September. Surf height is 5ft from the NE with a short 7-second period, but the wind is light and cross-offshore, so it’s clean with moderate energy (260). The quality is rated as good, so if you missed Friday, this is your next best bet. Tuesday 8 September onwards the wind turns southerly and the surf quality tanks again.

If you’re a beginner, keep in mind that the 4ft Friday swell is fine, but the 6ft Monday afternoon on 7 September may be pushing it. The 6ft on Saturday morning, 12 September has a cross-offshore breeze and looks clean, but with a short period, it might be a bit walled-up for inexperienced surfers.

For the rest of the second week (after 8 September), the surf stays small or suffers from onshore wind, nothing worth getting excited about. The 12 September Saturday morning is the only other decent looking window, with 6ft SSE swell and light offshore wind, but remember it’s more than a week away and less certain.

Rusty.

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