Jardim Atlantico Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, checkin' in on Jardim Atlantico. Gotta level with ya – it's lookin' real quiet. The surf is tiny and the conditions are mostly sloppy.

We're looking at a lot of small, weak windswell. The water temp is 79°, which is normal for this time of year. For a beginner-friendly spot, the swell is small, mostly 1 to 4 feet, but the period is short, often 7 seconds or less, so it's gutless. The combined energy is mostly in the double digits, under 200 (e.g., 84, 145, 185), so it's weak energy overall.

The first week is a bust. Starting Monday the 13th, we've got a tiny 1 ft SE swell with a 9 mph cross-shore wind, making for poor, choppy conditions. Tuesday through Thursday isn't much better, with onshore winds and chunky, short-period swell. The wind is mostly from the SE or S, which is cross-on for this spot. We even get a risk of a thunderstorm on the afternoon of the 14th.

Things don't start to look even slightly interesting until the 19th. On the morning of Sunday the 19th, we finally get a bit of glass – the wind drops to 3 mph from the SSE. The swell is still only 4 ft from the east, with a slightly better 8-second period, but the energy is still weak (149). The report says "surfable waves but very ordinary," so it's not a standout, just the best of a bad bunch.

The real window, if you can call it that, is Tuesday the 21st. The morning is dead calm, glassy as glass can be. The swell is 4 ft from the east, still short period at 8 seconds, but the energy is starting to build a bit (233). The report says "expect good surf conditions." That's the one morning in the whole 16 days that looks clean. The afternoon gets a little onshore, so get it early.

After that, it's back to the same old story. Small, onshore, choppy. There's another glassy window on the morning of Friday the 24th, and again on the morning of Saturday the 25th, with tiny 3 ft east swell, but it's still just ordinary, surfable waves. The energy is dropping again (120, 136).

The very last day, Tuesday the 28th, has a surprise glassy morning with a 4 ft east swell, but the period is a short 7 seconds. It's the same story – clean but small and weak.

So, the best on offer? Tuesday the 21st morning. That's the standout. It's glassy, the swell is 4 ft from the east, and the energy is moderate (233). It'll be long, weak lines, about chest-high, clean. The rest of the time is a lot of waiting.

Overall, this is a real flat spell for Jardim Atlantico. If you're a beginner, you might get a few fun, clean waves on the 21st morning, but don't expect much else. The break is fairly consistent, so it won't stay this poor forever, but right now, the ocean is on a break.

Rusty.

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