Jardim Atlantico Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right folks, let’s talk about the 16-day picture for this area. What we’ve got here is a long stretch of very ordinary conditions. The first two weeks are dominated by small, short-period wind swell and almost no clean windows. There are a few days where the water goes glassy, but the swell is tiny. The best bet is at the very end of the period.

We start off with nothing worth paddling out for. From Friday the 11th right through to Monday the 22nd, it’s a grim run of poor surf. Big gaps between any decent waves, mate. The swell hangs around 3 ft to 4 ft from the E with a period of just 7 or 8 seconds – that’s weak, short-period wind swell. The combined energy is all over the place, hitting 336 (moderate) on the 13th afternoon, but the cross-onshore wind ruins it every time. It’s choppy, messy, and just not fun.

The first real glimmer comes on Wednesday morning, the 16th. The wind goes glassy at Jardim Atlantico – dead calm, 0 km/h. But the payoff is small: only 2 ft of 8-second E swell, and the combined energy is weak at 129. It’s surfable, but ordinary. The water temperature is 79°, about 2° warmer than usual for this time of year, so a nice warm bath but not much to ride.

There’s another glassy moment on Saturday morning, the 19th, again with 0 km/h wind from the ESE. But the swell has dropped to just 2 ft from the E at 6 seconds, and the energy is a weak 64. Fun for a longboard maybe, but not a standout.

Now, the only time things look genuinely interesting is right at the end: Thursday morning, the 24th. We get 5 ft from the ENE at 7 seconds, and the combined energy jumps right up to 349 (moderate). The wind is light from the NE at only 5 km/h, which keeps it clean – light cross-onshore with small ripples. That’s the best wave of the whole 16-day window. It’s still a short-period swell, so it won’t have the punch of a groundswell, but for this run, that’s as good as it gets. For the record, this break is a beginner-friendly spot and doesn’t break often, so seeing any punch of energy here is notable. The ENE direction is not quite the optimum ESE, but with those conditions, it’s worth a look.

After that, things fade back into poor cross-onshore junk right through to Friday the 26th. Keep an eye on that Thursday morning on the 24th – that’s your window.

Rusty.

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