Lajinha Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a good, hard look at what's on offer for our region over the next couple of weeks. I'll be straight with you – the outlook is pretty bleak.

Alright, grab a seat. We're looking at Lajinha, and to be honest, the news isn't good. This exposed reef break is normally a solid option, but for the entire 16-day forecast window, we're staring down the barrel of a near-constant cross-onshore wind from the ESE. The swell is there, but it's junk. The energy is mostly moderate, bouncing around the 200-300 mark, but it's all coming from the east with a short period of 6 to 8 seconds. That makes for choppy, wind-affected waves with no real shape. The water temp is a warm 81°, which is just about normal for this time of year, but you wouldn't want to be in the water anyway.

We start on the 27th of August and it's the same story day after day. Thursday the 27th through to the 30th, we have 3 ft to 5 ft of weak, short-period swell, all blown out by 12 to 15 mph cross-onshore winds. The energy is weak to moderate (117 to 320). The surf is poor. Friday the 28th is a bit bigger at 5 ft, but it's still a messy 7-second wind swell with that same ugly wind. Sunday the 30th is a no-go.

Into the first week of September, nothing changes. The 31st of August to the 1st of September sees the swell nudge up to 5 ft to 5 ft, with moderate energy (318 to 338), but that persistent ESE wind is still making a mess of things. From the 2nd through the 4th, we're back down to 4 ft to 5 ft of that same short-period, onshore junk.

There's a slight shift on the 5th and 6th of September, where the wind switches to a cross-shore SE breeze. It's a bit more of a fresh breeze on the 5th at 18 mph, but the swell drops to 3 ft to 4 ft and the period is still short at 6 to 7 seconds. It won't be good.

Even the last few days of the window, the 10th and 11th of September, bring a bit of hope with lighter winds, but it's still a cross-onshore breeze and the waves are still poor quality. There is a brief moment on the 11th with a light 9 mph onshore wind from the east, but it's not enough to save the day.

There are no standouts here. Not a single day in this entire 16-day stretch has a combination of decent swell and clean wind. The best we can hope for is a slight reduction in wind on the 10th and 11th of September, but it's still not worth paddling out for. For beginners, the swell never goes over 5 ft so that's not a concern, but the conditions are just awful for everyone. With the constant onshore chop and the short-period swell, it honestly looks more interesting for kite surfing than for paddling in.

Keep your boards in the car for this one, folks. It's a long dry spell. Hopefully, the forecasts will change.

Rusty.

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