Jacaraipe Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here. Let’s be honest with each other right off the bat: the next couple of weeks don’t look like a surfer’s paradise. We’ve got a bit of a slow start, with the first real recommendation not showing up until Thursday morning the 27th. Before that, it’s flat out dead, so don’t bother waxing up yet.

Thursday, August 27th is our first window and honestly it’s about as good as it gets in this stretch. Jacaraipe (Espírito Santo) is going to be a real treat in the morning. We’re looking at a solid 6 ft of SSE swell rolling in with a long 15-second period, which is a proper groundswell. The combined energy is strong, reading 1498 in the brackets, so there’s plenty of push behind it. The wind is glassy from the WSW at 3 mph, which is exactly what you want – clean, glassy conditions. This is a standout, but it’s not for the faint of heart. With the size and power, this is more of an experienced surfer’s wave. The water is sitting at 71°F, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so you might want the steamer. The afternoon stays similar, with 5 ft and glassy conditions, but the morning is the pick.

Friday, August 28th sees the swell back off a touch to 4 ft with the period dropping to 13 seconds. The morning is clean with a cross-offshore N wind at 9 mph, and it’ll offer some fun waves for sure. But the afternoon turns ugly. The wind swings around to a cross-on NE at 16 mph, making it choppy and poor. So if you’re going out, get it done early.

Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th are a write-off. The swell swings around to the ENE with a short, weak 6-7 second period. It’s bumpy, cross-shore winds are up, and it’s just messy. Not worth your time. The combined energy drops into the 180-325 range, which is weak with a capital W. This is wall-to-wall poor conditions.

Monday, August 31st stays poor. The wind is howling from the NE at 22 mph in the afternoon and the swell is a jumbled 7 ft of short-period ENE junk. It’s big but ugly. Fresh cross-shore breeze, lumpy, and just not inviting. It’s a pass.

Tuesday, September 1st is an interesting one. The morning has 6 ft of NE swell with a cross-offshore wind, so it looks clean from the shore. But the afternoon is where it gets tricky. The swell jumps to 8 ft with a short 8-second period. The wind is favorable, but the model is telling us the swell is predicted to be too big for this break. It’s a sandbar, and when it’s that big and short-period, it’s just going to close out and be a mess. This is for experts only, and even then, it might not be any good. I’d leave it alone.

From Wednesday, September 2nd through Thursday, September 3rd, it’s back to poor. The swell drops right down to 3 ft and the wind is all over the shop. It’s cross-shore, choppy, and inconsistent. Another blank period.

Friday, September 4th brings a bit of hope back. The morning has 5 ft of SE swell with glassy conditions from the E at 3 mph. It’s a bit of a windswell with a 6-second period, so it won’t have the same push as the earlier groundswell, but it’ll be clean and fun. The energy reading of 398 is moderate, so there’s something to work with. This is a good option if you’re keen for a paddle.

Saturday, September 5th and Sunday the 6th are poor again. Cross-shore winds, short-period swell, and just lumpy conditions. Monday the 7th isn’t much better, with a moderate cross-onshore making it choppy.

Tuesday, September 8th has some size – 5 ft – but it’s cross-shore and short-period, so it’s just not going to have any shape. Marginal at best.

Wednesday, September 9th is where the next window pops up. The morning has 6 ft of ENE swell with a light cross breeze, which should keep it semi-clean. But the afternoon is a no-go. The swell jumps to 7 ft with an onshore wind and the model again flags it as too big for the break. This sandbar is just going to be a washing machine. The following Thursday and Friday are nothing worth writing home about.

So, to sum it all up: we’ve got two real windows to get excited about. The first is Thursday the 27th – that’s your standout, with clean, powerful, long-period groundswell from the SSE. The second is Friday, September 4th morning, which offers clean, fun waves but with less grunt. Everything else is either flat, messy, or too big and junky for this spot. If you miss those two windows, you’re looking at a long stretch of nothing much. Keep an eye on the charts, though, because it won’t stay flat forever. This is Rusty, signing off.

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