Jardim Atlantico Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the menu for Jardim Atlantico over the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, it’s a pretty quiet stretch ahead. There’s a lot of nothing on offer, and I mean a lot. The first proper nod towards anything surfable doesn't pop up until Monday the 31st of August, and even then it's only just scraping a "maybe". So you’ve got a solid gap of several days with no recommendations at all right through from now until then. That’s a long blank run for this area, but it does happen.

The main issue is the wind. Most of the time it’s blowing from the north to east-northeast, which puts it cross or cross-on here. That keeps the ocean looking messy – small, choppy, and wind-rippled. The swell is tiny most days, only 2 ft to 3 ft, and the period is short – under 8 seconds – so the waves are weak and lack any punch. The combined wave energy barely breaks into three digits most days (42 to 144), which tells you it’s weak. Pretty disheartening.

There are a couple of mornings where it goes glassy, like Sunday the 23rd and Monday the 24th, but the swell is so small – 2 ft from the east with a period of only 6 to 7 seconds – that it's not going to give you much more than a knee-high ripple. Even the cleanest conditions can’t save that.

The only real standout in the whole 16-day outlook comes on Monday the 31st of August in the morning. You’ll see a slight bump to 5 ft from the east-northeast, and the period stretches to 8 seconds. The combined energy hits 400 (moderate). The wind will be a true cross from the north-northeast at 9 mph, with only a slight cross-chop on it. For the first time, the comment calls it "marginal" rather than poor. That’s the closest we get to a window. But Jardim Atlantico is a beginner-friendly, exposed beach break, and honestly, the conditions are still not what I’d call good. It’s more of a window for an experienced local to get a few soft ones, not a day to get excited about.

After that, it’s back to the same story. Small, onshore slop through to the end of the period. The water here is sitting at about 78°F with a 0.6° anomaly, so about average for the time of year.

So, there it is. A long dry spell, a fleeting maybe at the end of August, then back to the quiet. Keep an eye on the forecasts, because it tends not to stay this flat forever, but right now, I’d leave the board at home.

Rusty.

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