Lajao (Baia dos Golfinhos) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s call it like it is—this stretch of coast is looking pretty flat-out miserable for a paddle. The forecast shows no good surf options in the entire 16-day window, so we’re looking at a long stretch of nothing right from the start. It’s a real dry spell, and for the first week, you can just leave the board in the car.

The only real spot on the map is Lajao (Baia dos Golfinhos). It’s a reef break that breaks very consistently, which is a point in its favor, but it’s completely exposed, and the wind is almost always wrong. The water is around 81°, which is right where it should be for this time of year, so at least it’s not freezing. But the waves themselves are a write-off.

Starting Thursday the 27th, we’ve got cross-shore chop and weak energy, with the combined swell energy at just 266. There’s a small east swell at 4ft, but the period is only 8 seconds and the wind is a 15 mph cross. That’s just messy. And it doesn’t let up—Friday, Saturday, Sunday, it’s the same story. We catch a tiny break late Sunday afternoon with a SE cross-off wind, and the energy gets to 219, but the swell is only 5ft from the ESE at 7 seconds. That’s a marginal look, not something to get excited about.

Rolling into the second week, it’s more of the same. Monday the 31st and Tuesday the 1st bring a slightly bigger east swell at 5ft to 5ft, but the energy is still only in the 300s, and the wind stays cross. The period never gets above 8 seconds, which means it’s just bumpy windswell, breaking all over the place. Not worth the paddle out.

The wind does back off a bit by the 9th and 10th. On Wednesday the 9th, we’ve got a gentle 9 mph breeze, but it’s still cross-shore with a slight chop, and the swell is only 4ft to 4ft. The energy builds a tiny bit, getting to 256 by Thursday morning the 10th. The only real highlight of the whole window is Thursday afternoon the 10th—the wind drops to a light 6 mph, nearly glassy, with a 4ft east swell at 7 seconds. It’s still only a marginal call, but it would be clean. The energy is moderate at 274.

So if you’re towing a kite, this east windswell with those cross-off and cross winds might look fun. For us paddlers, it’s a blank run. The spot is consistent, but it’s not getting the direction it needs. It’s hoping for a NE swell, and it’s getting everything but. It won’t stay this poor for long, so keep an eye on the charts, but right now I’m staying on dry land.

Rusty.

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