Lajao (Baia dos Golfinhos) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for Lajao (Baia dos Golfinhos) over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, we're seeing a bit of a disorganised pattern. The river mouth setup here is a consistent producer, but the wind and swell angles aren't lining up for anything special. The water temp is running about average for the time of year, so no need to dig out the thickest rubber.

The first half of the outlook is a real mixed bag. Thursday the 23rd kicks off with some chest-shoulder high swell around 6 ft, with a short period of 8 seconds, so the energy is pretty weak for that size. The wind is a cross-off from the SE, which is clean enough, but the moderate breeze (12 mph) and rain showers won't have you sprinting for the car. The combined energy is moderate at 701. It's surfable, but nothing to write home about.

Friday the 24th morning is a bit of a wash with a cross wind, but the afternoon shapes up. The swell drops a touch to 5 ft from the ESE, still a short 8-second period, but the wind eases to a light breeze (6 mph) and turns cross-offshore. That should clean up the lineup nicely. The combined energy sits at 528. This is the pick of the first week, though it's still a "might be alright" rather than a "must go."

Saturday the 25th through to the end of the month looks pretty ordinary. The swell drops off significantly, mostly under 4 ft, with periods as low as 6-7 seconds, and the cross-off wind is moderate to fresh (12-16 mph). The combined energy numbers are in the low to mid hundreds, meaning weak, disorganised waves. There's a lot of "poor surf conditions" in the forecast and the score is a dead zero. This is a gap of several days with no real recommendation.

We get a little flicker of life on the 1st of August, with the swell trying to push back up to 5 ft, but the wind is up to 19 mph from the SSE, and the period is still a short 7 seconds. The combined energy is only 201. That's a miss. The 2nd of August morning has a similar 5 ft swell with a 7-second period, but the wind is still a moderate 12 mph. It's a marginal call at best.

The 5th of August looks like the biggest swell of the window, with 6 ft from the ESE, but again, a short period of 7-8 seconds, a moderate breeze of 16 mph, and the risk of thunderstorms. The combined energy is 314. It's a messy, windy setup. For a reef break, this cross-off wind is okay, but the short period and the risk of storms make it a tough sell. This setup might actually be more interesting for the kite surfers than for paddle surfing.

The 7th of August fades out again with 5 ft and fresh winds of 19 mph. Not great.

The standout window, if you can call it that, is really just Friday afternoon the 24th of July. The swell is a solid 5 ft, and the wind goes light and cross-off, which is exactly what you want at Lajao. The period is short, so the waves won't have much punch, but it'll be clean. The rest of the period is a write-off of weak, short-period, and often wind-affected swell. There's a long gap from the 25th of July through to the 1st of August with nothing worth chasing.

Alright, that's the dirt from this end. Keep your eyes peeled for a change in the forecast, but for now, it's a pretty quiet run.

Rusty.

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