Surf Forecasts:
Lajinha surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 13 Aug, 3AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period, SE swell with 317 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lajinha this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Lajinha in the next 16 days are 1.8m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 13) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Thu 13th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lajinha over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, Rusty here. Look, I've got to be straight with you – the outlook for the next couple of weeks is a tough one. There's not a single session across the whole 16-day window that I'd recommend paddling out for. It's a blank run, plain and simple. The swell's coming in, but the conditions are just constantly junk.
We're looking at Lajinha, a reef break that's exposed to the east. The water's sitting right on average for this time of year at 81°F. But that's about the only thing that's working in our favour.
Starting from Sunday, the 9th of August, we get some knee-to-waist high swell at 3ft from the east, but it's a short-period 7-second windswell with only moderate energy (108). That's all well and good, but it's coming in with a cross-onshore breeze, making it choppy and poor. This same pattern of poor surf conditions just keeps rolling through. Monday the 10th and Tuesday the 11th are the same story – a little more energy on Tuesday morning (383), but with a fresh cross-shore wind at 19 mph and lumpy conditions, it's just not surfable.
The whole first week is a write-off. Every day from the 9th through the 15th of August, we've got onshore or cross-shore winds and a messy sea state. Even when the swell bumps up a little, like on the 11th and 12th, the wind ruins it.
Then we roll into the second week, and there's no real change. From the 16th of August right through to the 24th, it's the same old tune. On the 16th, we see a long-period 12-second swell, but it's only 2ft, and the cross-onshore wind and risk of thunderstorms keep things ugly. Later in the week, on the 22nd and 23rd of August, we finally get some offshore winds from the ENE, but the swell is tiny – under 3ft – and the energy is weak to moderate at best.
To be honest, with this constant wind and chop, if you're into kite surfing, the setup might look a bit more interesting than paddle surfing. For us wave riders, it's a frustrating stretch. But hey, it tends not to stay poor forever, and forecasts can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 6 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 181 | 124 | 103 | 169 | 243 | 203 | 203 | 188 | 203 | 311 | 193 | 176 | 261 | 70 | 55 | 36 | 38 | 52 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:49AM2.08m | 2:29PM2.03m | 2:43AM2.26m | 3:18PM2.16m | 3:30AM2.41m | 4:02PM2.26m | 4:14AM2.49m | 4:43PM2.29m | 4:56AM2.50m | 5:22PM2.28m | 5:36AM2.42m | 6:00PM2.21m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36PM0.45m | 8:14AM0.19m | 8:30PM0.31m | 9:04AM0.04m | 9:18PM0.19m | 9:50AM-0.05m | 10:01PM0.11m | 10:32AM-0.07m | 10:42PM0.09m | 11:12AM-0.03m | 11:22PM0.12m | 11:50AM0.07m | 00:01AM0.20m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:21 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | ESE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 103 | 3 | 3 | 109 | 127 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 161 | 9 | 8 | 159 | 34 | 36 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | E 11 | S 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 11 | N 11 | S 17 | SSE 16 | NNE 10 | SE 17 | SE 16 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 13 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 38 | 35 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | E 13 | S 19 | E 12 | NE 11 | S 17 | S 16 | — | N 8 | S 16 | — | S 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 102 | 181 | 124 | 103 | 169 | 243 | 203 | 203 | 188 | 203 | 311 | 193 | 176 | 261 | 70 | 55 | — | 20 | 52 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1594 | 1026 | 987 | 1975 | 27 | 1661 | 1661 | 1661 | 1652 | 1648 | 10 | 988 | 1572 | 987 | 761 | 1594 | 79 | 827 | 1594 | 1010 |
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