Jardim Atlantico Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you—this outlook for Jardim Atlantico is a bit of a tough one. We’ve got a solid 16-day window ahead, but honestly, there’s not a single standout session that’s gonna get the heart racing. The whole period is plagued by less-than-ideal wind conditions for this exposed east-facing beach break. The optimum swell direction is ESE, but most of the time we’re looking at cross-onshore or onshore breezes messing things up.

The good news is there’s almost always some swell in the water. From Sunday the 23rd of August, we start small. Sunday morning is about as good as it gets early on: a tiny 2ft easterly swell with a short period of 8 seconds, but the wind is glassy calm. Combined wave energy is weak at 61, so you’re looking at soft, small waves—surfable but very ordinary. It’s a beginner-friendly wave at this size, and with glassy conditions, it’ll be clean. Crowds are sometimes a thing here, so you might have a bit of company on those tiny peelers.

From Sunday afternoon right through to Friday the 28th of August, the onshore wind kicks in and it’s poor. Swell stays small, around 2ft to 3ft, with short periods and weak energy (36 to 140). Not worth paddling out.

We get a brief flicker on Wednesday the 26th of August morning—again glassy calm, 3ft easterly swell, period 7 seconds, and combined energy climbs just into moderate at 101. Still, it’s very ordinary, and the afternoon goes back to onshore junk.

After that, from Friday the 28th of August onwards, the swell actually starts to build, but the wind gets worse. Friday afternoon sees a 2ft SSE swell with a very long period of 13 seconds (groundswell), and the combined energy jumps to 204 (moderate), but the cross-onshore breeze chops it up. That long period is better suited for a point or reef, not this beach break—it’ll be tricky.

Swell sizes creep up through the end of August and into September. By Monday the 31st of August afternoon, we’re at 5ft from the ENE, period 8 seconds, with moderate cross-onshore wind and energy at 254 (moderate). Still poor surf conditions.

The biggest pulse hits around Thursday the 3rd of September morning—6ft easterly swell, 8-second period, and combined energy skyrockets to 625 (strong). But it’s all blown out by a moderate cross-onshore wind. At over 5ft, it’s getting too big for beginners, and with the chop, it’s a mess.

Even the last few days, around Sunday the 6th and Monday the 7th of September, only reach marginal or questionable conditions. The wind finally shifts more onshore from the east on the 7th, with a 4ft easterly swell at a 9-second period—still only a “marginal” call.

Honestly, there’s no real standout here. The glassy windows on Sunday the 23rd and Wednesday the 26th of August mornings are the cleanest you’ll get, but the swell is tiny. For the rest of it, the building swell is there but the wind ruins it. If you’re a kite surfer, those moderate cross-onshore days with 5ft+ waves might look more interesting than a paddle session. For the rest of us, keep an eye on the forecasts—it tends not to stay this poor for long.

Rusty.

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