
Surf Forecasts:
Jacaraipe surf forecast from 14 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 18 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period, SSE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 18 Sep, 12PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period, SSE swell with 572 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 14 Sep, 6PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Jacaraipe this week:
The surf forecast for Jacaraipe over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 14) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 0.9m and 5s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Jacaraipe in the next 16 days are 1.3m 14s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 18) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6PM (Mon 14th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Fri 18th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jacaraipe over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s size it up. Monday morning at Jacaraipe is the only real surf in this whole first stretch, and honestly, it’s pretty ordinary. We’ve got a small 3ft easterly swell rolling in with an 8-second period, and the water’s sitting at 74°, which is right on the money for this time of year. The wind is barely there, glassy off the ESE, so the surface is clean. It’s a sandbar, fairly consistent, but the energy is weak—only 117. It’s surfable, but you won’t be writing home about it. The morning is the call. The afternoon goes cross-shore and light, and it just falls apart.
From Monday afternoon right through the rest of the week and into the next, there’s a pretty solid gap with nothing worth paddling out for. We’re talking several days of poor conditions—cross-onshores, lumpy chop, and energy that’s either too weak or misdirected. There’s a bit more size around Thursday the 17th and Friday the 18th, with some long-period SSE groundswell pushing in—Friday morning shows 4ft at 12 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 679, so there’s some real push behind it. But the wind is cross-onshore and it’s messy. Not worth the hassle.
Then we hit a dry spell of nothing. The 19th and 20th are blown out and onshore. The 21st is the first standout of the whole period. Monday the 21st morning—now we’re talking. Clean conditions with a cross-offshore NNE breeze, 6ft of east swell at 8 seconds, and the energy reading 431. That’s the pick of the bunch. It’s still a short-period swell, so it’ll be a bit lumpy and sectiony at a sandbar, but it’s clean, and for a beginner spot, that size is fine. The afternoon, though, gets fresh and cross-onshore from the NE at 30 km/h, so get it early.
After that, it’s another run of poor to marginal. The 22nd has a clean morning but the swell’s dropping. The 23rd and 24th are onshore and choppy, with the 26th seeing 6ft but fresh cross-onshore winds—too messy for a proper surf. The 27th morning has a cross-offshore and clean lines at 4ft, but the energy is weak and the period is short. Not much drive. The 29th is a marginal call—light cross-shore, some SSE energy but nothing special.
All in all, there’s really just one solid day worth circling: Monday the 21st morning. Everything else is a fight against the wind or a lack of push. A couple of other mornings, like the 27th and 29th, might have clean-ish surfaces, but the swell is small and inconsistent. For a sandbar, you want a bit more period to get proper shape. Keep expectations low, pick your window, and don’t force it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 10 | E 8 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | ESE 11 | SSE 13 | ESE 10 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
80 | 76 | 120 | 129 | 68 | 72 | 124 | 183 | 125 | 109 | 190 | 166 | 343 | 367 | 240 | 206 | 163 | 168 | 252 | 226 | 466 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:34PM1.33m | 4:58AM1.36m | 5:01PM1.24m | 5:36AM1.22m | 5:30PM1.14m | 6:22AM1.09m | 6:05PM1.03m | 7:36AM0.97m | 7:11PM0.93m | 10:02AM0.94m | 9:44PM0.90m | 11:39AM1.04m | 11:22PM1.01m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38AM0.24m | 10:43PM0.22m | 11:05AM0.37m | 11:14PM0.29m | 11:34AM0.50m | 11:50PM0.38m | 12:11PM0.62m | 00:41AM0.48m | 1:21PM0.73m | 2:27AM0.56m | 4:28PM0.75m | 4:46AM0.52m | 5:49PM0.65m | ||||||||
5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
— | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:36 | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ESE 7 | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
80 | 76 | 120 | 129 | 68 | 72 | 124 | 183 | 112 | 109 | 59 | 70 | 143 | 171 | 186 | 121 | 163 | 77 | 252 | 226 | 341 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | ESE 10 | S 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
14 | 16 | 82 | 92 | 67 | 42 | 27 | 34 | 125 | 98 | 33 | 29 | 343 | 367 | 21 | 21 | 110 | 27 | 48 | 47 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSE 14 | ESE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 8 | E 7 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | E 10 | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 |
4 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 25 | 35 | 23 | 43 | 13 | 16 | 42 | 59 | 193 | 8 | — | — | 21 | 12 | 14 | 49 | 47 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 5 | E 5 | — | NE 5 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | E 8 |
19 | 36 | 50 | — | 37 | — | — | 5 | 44 | 51 | 190 | 166 | — | — | 240 | 206 | — | 168 | — | — | 466 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 339 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 47 | 430 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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Information about the Jacaraipe Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Jacaraipe provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Jacaraipe can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Jacaraipe surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Jacaraipe) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Jacaraipe may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
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