Jardim Atlantico Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Jardim Atlantico.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this 16-day run is a bit of a struggle. We've got small, short-period windswell and the wind is mostly junk, so don't go getting your hopes up. The water here is a touch warmer than normal for the time of year, sitting at 79°, which is nice for the skin but won't fix the surf.

We kick off Thursday the 10th with a small 4ft swell straight out of the east, but it's only got a period of 7 seconds – that's pure windswell, man. The wind is a light 6 mph from the ENE, but it's coming cross-onshore, and the wave comment says it all: "poor surf conditions." The combined energy is weak at 186, so there's just nothing doing. The afternoon doesn't get any better; cross-onshore picks up to 9 mph, making it choppy. A flat start.

Friday the 11th has a slight improvement early – we get an onshore wind from the east at just 3 mph, and the swell ticks up to 4ft with a 7-second period. The combined energy climbs to 231. The forecast flags it as "marginal" and the tide might mess with it. I'd call it a long shot for a beginner log. The afternoon goes back to poor with a 9 mph cross-onshore.

Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th are more of the same – 4ft to 4ft, east swell, 7 to 8 seconds period, and never the right wind. The combined energy on Saturday afternoon hits 282, which is moderate, but with a cross-onshore wind making it choppy, you're fighting a losing battle. Sunday morning has a light onshore wind that might make it look a bit better, but it's still "marginal" at best.

From Monday the 14th all the way through to the end of the forecast window on September 25th, it's a bleak stretch. The swell drops to 2ft at the smallest and only reaches 4ft on Wednesday the 23rd afternoon. The period is a constant 6 to 8 seconds – all short-period junk. The wind is almost always a cross-onshore or onshore breeze, with only a couple of brief "cross" days on the 16th morning and the 23rd morning. On the 25th we see a spike in period to 10 seconds, but it's only 2ft to 2ft of swell, and the wind is still messy. The combined energy values are mostly two-digit numbers (weak) or low three-digit numbers (moderate), but the wave comments are "poor surf conditions" for nearly every single slot.

There are no standouts here. Friday morning the 11th and Sunday morning the 13th are the closest you'll get to a surfable wave, but even then it's marginal. This is a period where you'd be better off checking the forecast again in a few days – conditions like this tend not to stay poor forever.

Forget it, mate. Give the board a rest.

Rusty

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