Lajinha Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – looking at the Lajinha forecast over the next couple of weeks, it’s a tough one. We’ve got a solid run of conditions that just aren’t cooperating.

The whole 16-day window is a bit of a grind, to be honest. There’s no standout session where everything comes together. You’ll see small to moderate east swell running the whole time, between about 2 ft and 5 ft, but the wind is the problem. It’s coming from the east and southeast almost constantly, turning it into a messy, cross-onshore chop right from Thursday the 3rd of September onwards. The combined wave energy sits mostly in the moderate range (around 94 to 290), but with the wind direction blowing right across the face, the surf quality is just poor. Don’t expect any clean lines.

It’s a real shame because Lajinha is a consistent reef break that can handle a swell from the east, which is what we’re getting. But with the wind howling from that same quarter, it’s just not offering anything for a surfer. The water temperature anomaly is around average for this time of year, so no surprises there, but that won’t help the chop.

Basically, from Thursday the 3rd right through to Friday the 18th of September, it’s a long stretch of poor surf conditions. The winds are either moderate or fresh breezes (9 to 19 mph) and they’re spoiling any chance of a clean face. There is a single session on Monday the 7th of September morning where the wind is listed as ‘on’ from the east-northeast, but the swell is only 3 ft at a short 7-second period, and the energy is still low. It’s not enough to get excited about.

Given the persistent cross-onshore wind and the beach/reef setup at Lajinha with consistent swell, this stretch actually looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. Unless you’re desperate for a fight with the chop, I’d give this one a miss.

Rusty.

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