Lajinha Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you—it’s looking pretty grim out there for the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a solid stretch of onshore breeze and messy, weak surf that’s just not going to get the heart rate up. I’ve scanned the whole period, and there’s not a single window that gets a green light. Not one.

The issues are everywhere. We’ve got these constant east and southeast winds, mostly cross-on, which is just chopping up an already small and unorganized swell. The periods are short, down in that 6-8 second range, meaning it’s just wind slop, not real groundswell. There’s no power behind it, and the energy readings confirm it—most of the time we’re stuck in that weak to moderate range, barely nudging past 100 or 200 on the combined energy scale. It’s the kind of surf that makes you question why you bothered dragging your board down the sand.

The water temp at Lajinha is sitting right around 81°, which is about normal for this time of year, so at least you won’t be freezing while you’re getting skunked.

We kick things off this Saturday, September 5th. Morning has a touch of swell at 4ft, but it’s coming from the ESE with a short 9-second period and a cross-on breeze. It’s a choppy mess. The afternoon drops off even further to 3ft. The whole weekend runs the same playbook: small, onshore, and uninviting.

Next week, from Monday the 7th through Friday the 11th, doesn’t offer any real relief. The swell stays in that 3ft to 5ft range, but it’s all short-period windswell. There’s a morning on Monday with a bit of an onshore wind, but the forecast still calls it poor, so don’t get your hopes up. The wind will be up and down, with some afternoons seeing a bit of a breeze, but it’s all cross or cross-on. The waves look lumpy and bad.

The weekend after, the 12th and 13th, is more of the same. I see swell around 4ft to 5ft on Saturday, but again, that short period and constant cross-on wind. It’s not the kind of surf that’s worth getting excited about.

Then we roll into the second week, and the outlook just stays flat. From Monday the 14th all the way through Sunday the 20th, we’ve got nothing but small, weak, and choppy conditions. The swell never gets above 4ft, the periods are stuck at 6-8 seconds, and the wind, mostly from the ESE or SE, is constantly messing it up. The energy readings are consistently low, often below 150. The whole 16-day stretch is just one long, flat, blown-out sigh.

Honestly, if there’s any bright side, it’s that Lajinha is a consistent break, and this kind of run doesn’t usually last forever. Forecasts can change, and a new swell could always pop up, but as it stands, you’re better off finding something else to do for a while. Keep the board in the car, but maybe don’t bother getting the wetsuit wet.

This is Rusty, signing off. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

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