Surf Forecasts:
Lajinha surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 12 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period, ESE swell with 276 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lajinha this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Lajinha in the next 16 days are 1.6m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 12) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lajinha over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. Looking over the next 16 days for Lajinha, I gotta tell ya, it’s a tough stretch. The finder shows *no* good surf options on offer. The wind is locked in from the east and southeast, blowing cross-onshore the whole time, and that keeps things choppy and messy almost every session from Friday the 11th of September all the way through Saturday the 26th.
You’ve got consistent swell running, around 3ft to 4ft from the east, with moderate energy. But with that constant cross-onshore wind, the surface is gonna be lumpy and bumpy, and every single report says "poor surf conditions." It’s just not worth paddling out for clean waves.
The first week is a write-off. From the 11th right through to the 19th, there’s no session with a score above 0. The wind doesn’t let up. Even when the swell period pushes to 8 seconds on the 11th and 14th, it’s still onshore and ugly.
Moving into the second week, from 22nd September onwards, the wind gets a little lighter – gentler breezes on the 22nd and 23rd morning, and even turns directly onshore a couple times on the 23rd. But the swell is still small at around 4ft from the east, with 7-second periods, and the wave comment stays "poor surf conditions." Even the 24th and 25th keep that same story: moderate cross-onshore wind and messy surf.
The water temp is sitting around 81°, which is about normal for this time of year, so that’s not the issue. The issue is that Lajinha is an exposed reef break that wants an east swell and some offshore wind to clean up, and we just aren’t getting that. The optimum swell direction from the guidance is east, which we do have, but the wind just won’t cooperate.
In fact, with the constant side-shore breeze and fair-to-middling wave quality, a few of these afternoons with fresh breezes around 15-19 mph could look more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
It’s a blank run, plain and simple. That happens here sometimes when the trades lock in. Keep an eye on it – forecasts can shift, but right now, leave the board in the car for a while.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 256 | 178 | 178 | 263 | 159 | 127 | 103 | 153 | 173 | 134 | 101 | 119 | 92 | 75 | 124 | 78 | 80 | 94 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:16PM2.32m | 4:30AM2.44m | 4:51PM2.30m | 5:06AM2.35m | 5:24PM2.23m | 5:41AM2.20m | 5:57PM2.11m | 6:17AM2.01m | 6:31PM1.96m | 6:54AM1.82m | 7:08PM1.80m | 7:38AM1.62m | 7:54PM1.64m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:17PM0.07m | 10:41AM0.02m | 10:53PM0.09m | 11:14AM0.11m | 11:29PM0.16m | 11:47AM0.24m | 00:04AM0.27m | 12:20PM0.40m | 00:42AM0.41m | 12:55PM0.56m | 1:25AM0.56m | 1:38PM0.72m | 2:23AM0.71m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | E 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 7 | NE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | SE 8 | NNE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NE 8 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 183 | 27 | 25 | 156 | 22 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 30 | 3 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 10 | N 13 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 15 | NNE 9 | NE 11 | NE 8 | ESE 13 | NNE 10 | SE 8 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | ESE 12 | N 10 | S 17 | ESE 11 | N 9 | N 13 | — | S 12 | N 12 | N 15 | NE 11 | N 13 | NE 10 | NE 8 | N 13 | NE 10 | NE 12 | E 11 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 163 | 256 | 178 | 178 | 263 | 159 | 127 | 103 | 153 | 173 | 134 | 101 | 119 | 92 | 75 | 124 | 78 | 80 | 94 | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1594 | 827 | 823 | 1594 | 1572 | 838 | 1975 | 1010 | 1594 | 1572 | 1572 | 1572 | 1975 | 1487 | 834 | 1661 | 1010 | 1026 | 1661 | 1621 |
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