Lajao (Baia dos Golfinhos) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. I’ve looked at the charts for our stretch of coast, and honestly, it’s a bit of a flat, windy mess for the next couple of weeks. We’re gonna have to be patient.

The only spot with any real shape on the map is Lajao (Baia dos Golfinhos), but even that's a tough sell. The water temp is sitting at 81°F, which is about 1°F warmer than normal for this time of year – nothing crazy, just your typical tropical warmth.

For the first stretch, from Saturday the 5th through to Wednesday the 9th, it’s just poor. We’ve got a cross-shore breeze blowing in the 9 to 16 mph range, and it’s chopping up anything that tries to form. Swell is small, around the 2ft to 4ft mark, with short-period energy (6-8 seconds) that just doesn't have any push. The combined energy is weak, sitting in the low 100s (112-181). You’d be fighting the wind for nothing. Not worth getting wet.

Then things get a little more interesting but still not good. On Thursday the 10th, the swell bumps up slightly to 5ft, and the energy kicks into moderate territory (259). The wind is still cross-off but it’s clean. The forecast even says "marginal" – which is almost a compliment for this run. But the period is still a weak 7 seconds, and it’s cross-shore, so it’s not going to be pretty. This marginal call is the best we get for a while, but don't get excited.

From Friday the 11th right through to Sunday the 20th, it’s the same story. Swell hovers between 3ft and 5ft, with periods mostly in the 6-8 second range. The energy is all moderate, three-digit numbers (102-292), but the wind is almost always cross or cross-shore, which just ruins the surface. We get some clean windows on the afternoons of the 15th, 17th, 18th, and 19th when the wind goes cross-off and drops to 16 mph, but the swell is so weak and short-period it's just not going to offer anything rideable for a normal human.

The long-range stuff for the second week is a wash. It's just more of the same – small, weak, and chopped up. The swell direction is from the east, which is okay for this spot, but that’s about all it has going for it. The 19th shows a bit more energy (156-167) but the wind is a fresh 19 mph, and it's just not worth the paddle out.

So here’s the deal: there are no good surf options in this 16-day window. It’s a blank run. Lajao is a consistent spot, so it tends not to stay this poor for long; the ocean will wake up eventually. But for now, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing – that cross-shore wind and small waves are perfect for it. Keep the boards in the car, and maybe we’ll get lucky with a change in the forecast.

Rusty.

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